Why do companies feel the need to destroy their user’s experience on their web sites? Today’s example is CNET.com. This is a place where you expect a few things. Information about technology Downloads Advertising The last two is where I have issue. Not the fact that they have both, that is a good mix. Free [...]
User Interaction
How color can make or break your User Interface
I get annoyed when I can’t easily and quickly find the button or other user interface element I need to complete a given task. This is especially bothersome when the task at hand is likely the most common task in a given circumstance. In this case (see image) I want to send an email. The message [...]
How a receipt can teach you about your business
Here is a great post from the makers of Thesis, a highly advanced WordPress theme. It talks about how a receipt highlights the fact that most business owners never look at their operations from the most important vantage… that of the customer. http://diythemes.com/thesis/credit-card-business/
New blog design(s)
So, I’ve discovered the awesome world of CSS3, Media Queries and the concept of responsive layout. What is this you ask? Well it is the next evolution in designing for the web. It used to be that you had to worry a great deal about the resolution of the user’s computer screens. It was suicide to [...]
Because that is the way it has always been done
The title of this post is a phrase I’ve heard way too many times. It is the refuge for those that either can’t, won’t or just aren’t given reason to think. Years ago when I worked for a rather large publishing company, I sat in a cubicle for roughly 8 hours a day. Several mornings [...]
bad user interface practice #2
Hello again! So this installation of bad interface practices is one that has bugged me for quite a while. It is something that many of are so used to that we don’t question it. It is the START menu in most flavors of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Here is what annoys me about it. [...]
bad user interface practice #1
I have had a few of these in my thoughts as of late. They are things that we interact with, some many times a day, that are just plain silly. Most don’t really slow us down too much but, well, they annoy me. The emergency brake in my Mom’s Chrysler Minivan (and many other vehicles [...]
How to make subscribing to RSS feeds in IE7 not suck
You will need a couple things in order to get started. 1. Internet Explorer (I’m using IE 7.0.5730.11). 2. You will also need a Google account so that you can use their super-great RSS reader. Google accounts are free and have a LOT to offer. Get one here. The first question many of you might [...]