Look at IE 7’s tabs. They use more pixel space than Firefox, they are bright blue and they have Aqua-style 3D beveling. They are basically shouting off the rooftops “Hey, look at me, here I am, great new tabbed browsing!” … Continue reading
In his recent blog post, Paul Adams got me thinking about metaphors, and how useful they are in explaining usability in a hurry. A friend recently asked me for some advice to help him “improve” his website. The site involves … Continue reading
Pac man pie chart joke (via Boing Boing)
In an intriguing article in Wired about the new Darren Aronofsky film The Fountain, I spotted this nice quote from the chap responsible for the (non computer generated) effects: “The CGI guys have ultimate control over everything they do,” Parks … Continue reading
Do Not Push Button (via Adam Kalsey) A fair chunk of my work is involved in producing training courses to teach people software and systems that their employer has had developed. If people need to read stuff to figure out … Continue reading
Andy Budd (the other slightly better known AndyB – he scolded me once on a mailing list for signing myself AndyB. Cheek!) demolishes thetrainline.com rather nicely. I wonder if companies get to read this kind of stuff and whether they … Continue reading
As web savvy, technology oriented people we often forget what it’s like to be normal. This is probably why Google have an elementary usability mistake slap-bang in the middle of their home page. The mistake I’m referring to? The tab … Continue reading