usabilidade
simplicidade
a propósito do artigo “Simplicity Is Highly Overrated” do don norman “So, what do people mean when they ask for simplicity? One-button operation, of course, but with all of their favorite features.” “Make it simple and people won’t buy. Given a choice, they will take the item that does more. Features win over simplicity, even [...]
OLDER ADULTS AND THE INTERNET
http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/jan06.asp Percent of adults of a given age who use the Internet (US) – age 46-55 — 86% – age 56-65 — 75% – age 66+ — 41% – Older adults use the Internet for news, shopping, entertainment, and to keep in touch with friends and family. – Common myths are: – older users cannot [...]
information aesthetics
http://infosthetics.com/ http://www.lukew.com/ff/ Functioning Form – Interface Design Blog
scrollbars
de entre os diferentes componentes de interface este deve ter sido aquele que mais irritou os designers que se aventuraram na produção de interfaces. Por um lado era bastante intrusivo já que, no caso do html, estava sempre presente no browser, e por outro lado, nesse mesmo ambiente html, era (e em grande parte continua [...]
O comentário ao artigo “Sou Um Utilizador, Ouçam-me!”
http://www.usabilidade.com/artigo.asp?id=458 “You open your site in an x by y window – I copy and paste the url from the properties into my own window You turn off my back button – I use a keyboard shortcut to go back to the previous document. You change my browser history to always go back to your [...]