February 2011

Boorish behavioral patterns

by Amol Dharmadhikari February 27, 2011 Usability

To many coders, application development is the more glamorous part of software development, as compared to building the user interface for the same. What most of coders ignore however, is that to the end-user, the user interface IS the system. And what most end-users want is a system, which is functional, intuitive, easy to use [...]

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Simplicity Principle in User Interfaces

by Vishal Mehta February 26, 2011 Web Design

SIMPLICITY. We saw few examples and points on one of the principles of user interfaces – structure. This features focuses on Simplicity. Why do you need your site to be simple? Site visitors will rarely visit your site to “enjoy” the design. The design should be very transparent and complementary to the content. From the [...]

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Structure Principle in User Interfaces

by Vishal Mehta February 21, 2011 Web Design

STRUCTURE. In my blog post, Principles of User Interface Design, we touched on various aspects of user interfaces. This feature will discuss few specific points of one of the aspects – Structure – followed by few examples. Why do you need your site to be structured? Well, you need your customers/prospects to understand quickly what [...]

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Reasons for Branding Usability Revamp

by Vishal Mehta February 14, 2011 Brand Identity

Branding and Usability The visual identity created for a brand translates the brand strategy into clear, distinctive messages. Strategic identity stems from the core values of the company, expressing a consistent and unique vision. This ensures strong associations in the mind of the customer, inspiring trust and respect in the long term; beyond the life [...]

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SAP R/3 Customization with GuiXT

by Vishal Mehta February 12, 2011 Business

Preamble This feature examines some of the major challenges faced by industries running on SAP in leveraging their staff and existing investment in an era of constrained budgets and expanded demands. The article is predominantly written from the perspective of the C level executive with some reference to the technical, distinguishing points of the solution. [...]

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Business Applications Usability & Recurring Benefits

by Vishal Mehta February 11, 2011 Applications

In your business environment and the spread of IT landscape comprising of huge distributed business applications like ERPs, what are your primary goals when it comes to assessment of the entire system metrics? Primary Goals Reduce training time and increase user comprehension; Increase productivity, efficiency, and data integrity; Increase speed, ease of navigation, and ensure [...]

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Techniques/Guidelines for User Interface Creation

by Vishal Mehta February 8, 2011 Web Design

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE – visualizes complexity to make confusing and business technology issues clear, concise and concrete; helping people to make better, faster decisions, leading to action and results. We’ve discussed examples of many principles and concepts of usability and user interface design in the previous blog posts. This feature lists down several concrete techniques [...]

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Confusing Interface (Dilbert)

by Vishal Mehta February 4, 2011 Usability
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Usability Characteristic: “Easy To Learn”

by Vishal Mehta February 3, 2011 Usability Characteristics

The last feature in Usability Characteristics. An easy to learn site/product is one that supports both the initial orientation and continued learning throughout the complete lifetime of use. Most usability exercises applied to sites and products achieve an end result that assures low entry barrier, i.e., initially easy to learn. However, very few result in [...]

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Usability Characteristic: “Error Tolerant”

by Vishal Mehta February 1, 2011 Usability Characteristics

Error Tolerant User Interface. Your site/application ideally needs to prevent user errors and provide easy means to recover from them if they occur. This characteristic is also far too critical to be ignored or taken lightly. For achieving this, your current site or application may need a strong revamp, focusing on all critical tasks and [...]

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