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Jakob Nielsen asks if “hated” web design elements can still be useful

April 1, 2011 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

Can Hated Design Elements Be Made to Work?: Jakob Nielsen asks the hard questions, makes an example of one great technique being used in a less-than-stellar way.

Posted in NewstangleTagged lightboxes, modals, usability, web design

iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing

May 10, 2010 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen thinks your innovative iPad UI is too “weird.” I think he should, just maybe, stop worrying about a “back” button.

iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing

Posted in NewstangleTagged apple, ipad, Technology, UI, usability, web design

Infrequently Asked Questions of FAQs

March 30, 2010 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

A useful FAQ about FAQs from A List Apart.

Infrequently Asked Questions of FAQs

Posted in NewstangleTagged contentstrategy, FAQ, Technology, usability

Single Column Lists Take More Pages, But Achieve Better Results – MediaPost

May 28, 2009 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

An eyetracking study shows that reads have a much easier time scanning down a Twitter/FF/FB-like one-column list than a three-column version.

Single Column Lists Take More Pages, But Achieve Better Results – MediaPost

Posted in NewstangleTagged eyetracking, journalism, readability, usability, web design

Applications of usability principles on a social network – creative briefing

March 17, 2009 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

Crucial stuff for anyone designing an application that they expect users to, y’know, use.

Applications of usability principles on a social network – creative briefing

Posted in NewstangleTagged phase2, reportingon, usability, web design

Sign Up Forms Must Die – A List Apart

March 25, 2008 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

Well, not die, exactly, but flip the script: Users upload or edit a piece of content, then when it’s time to publish, cue them to fill out a form. First, give them the lollipop, then, ask for their nickel.

Sign Up Forms Must Die – A List Apart

Posted in NewstangleTagged forms, usability, users, web design

30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of | Know-How

October 15, 2007 Ryan SholinLeave a comment

Useful.

30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of | Know-How

Posted in NewstangleTagged usability, web design
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