Tag: Usability

• 16 October 2007

  Graphical command lines

  Bruce Byfield speculates that: The average computer user is no longer interested in exploration, but in getting their daily tasks done with as little effort as possible. For many, changing word processors is a large step, let alone changing interfaces. And both Windows and OS X encourage this over-cautious clinging to the unknown by hiding…
• 1 June 2007

  Design for wombling

  In the 1970s the Wombles were Britain’s great engineers. They designed, built and fixed stuff by focusing on what was available and what worked, rather than using the proper stuff. There are lessons here for both software engineers and interaction designers. Take Backpack. One of the great things about Backpack is that you can easily…