Laura Cuozzo's blog
Voice and visual interfaces for non-literate groups
There is much to be learned about creating interfaces for non-literate populations. Since this is not a group that most companies target, very little hands-on research has been done with non-literate user groups. Most of what I have learned is theoretical, based on user research on sight-impaired users, or is from very limited case studies. Some of the best information has come from other the projects of RDVP fellows and the work they have done. (Thanks, Aman.)
Usability Discussion from Asilomar
This weekend the 2006 Digital Vision fellows had an off-site in lovely Asilomar. One of our first sessions was around the robust collobaration platform, Fellownies, developed by Carlos Miranda Levy.
Why Usable Design Matters: Most Products Fail the First Time
Usable design is not the icing on the cake. It's more like the batter.
Consider this cautionary tale of the talking soda machine from the classic The Psychology of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman (1988). Norman recalls a conversation he had with a designer about the high stakes of getting design right.
Making sense on Small Screens
On Friday, September 30th, Patrick Baudisch will be speaking at the Human-Computer Interaction Seminar on the topic of mobile phone screen interfaces. Professor Baudisch works at the Adaptive Systems and Interaction Research Group at Microsoft Research and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Washington.
