We talk a lot about testing designs, technology and interaction, but what about the words? Educational websites, like university and research sites can be most susceptible to writing styles and jargon that don't communicate well to their audiences. So don't miss the A List Apart article by Angela Colter on "Testing Content" for strategy on making sure your site's content is doing its job.
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Don't just make it easy, make it look easy.
Posted on 16:39 by Unknown
It's not enough to make your design easy to use, you have to make sure it looks easy to use too.
Information foraging theory helps explain how good visual design can increase the users who stay on your site.
According to the theory, on the web, we are all "informavores" who act like animals hunting for food in the wild. This theory stacks up to the user research and supports usability
Information foraging theory helps explain how good visual design can increase the users who stay on your site.
According to the theory, on the web, we are all "informavores" who act like animals hunting for food in the wild. This theory stacks up to the user research and supports usability
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
The ideal workspace - online and off
Posted on 15:59 by Unknown
A recent article in Scientific American Mind features research into how the decoration of office space can make people more productive. Is it inspiration posters, indoor camp grounds and an in-house beer fridge vs. the veneer cubicle?
And what can this tell us about online spaces for work and learning?
The feature article in the October issue of Scientific American Mind entitled "Cubicle,
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Know more. The easy way.
Posted on 00:34 by Unknown
I want to keep up with everything I'm supposed to know as a digital designer, but lets face it, that's a dung load. In a field that never stops morphing at light speed, that means web design standards, photography techniques, video technology, mobile device design strategies, constantly new versions of software packages, ways of incorporating new online social trends, graphics manipulation, font
Friday, 2 July 2010
Next Generation Learning, the TV series
Posted on 13:05 by Unknown
A British television-style series "Next Generation Learning" is available on youTube. This government initiative to boost and improve the use of technology for learning states "It is our ambition to utilise the benefits of technology to create a more exciting, rewarding and successful experience for learners of all ages and abilities, enabling them to achieve their potential. Only one in five
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Pretty = Usable
Posted on 21:51 by Unknown
Far from being in conflict, it turns out that "pretty" and "usable" are the siamese twins of good usability. Research continues to prove that attractive things are, literally, easier to use. How is that possible? Well, it all comes down to emotion and the brain...
Designers (and users) have intuitively known for centuries that if it's "gorgeous", "inviting", or "fun", it just seems to work
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Vintage Printables
Posted on 20:52 by Unknown
This site is such a treasure, I almost want to keep it to myself...Public Domain Vintage illustrations lovingly scanned are available at Vintage Printable. Beautiful! (And thank you thank you thank you).
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