April 2011

User Interface Clicks (Dilbert)

by Vishal Mehta April 28, 2011 Usability
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Reuse Principle in User Interfaces

by Vishal Mehta April 26, 2011 Usability

Concepts should be reused. This achieves consistency and sustained transparency for the end-users. We really are not high on un-learning and re-learning on a singular concept. If the dual-process can be either eliminated or minimized by appropriately applying re-use principle, we welcome it. Take the case of switches in your home, for instance. Would you [...]

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Usability Quotes

by Vishal Mehta April 25, 2011 Usability

The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with. The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring. (Paul Rand)  Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters. A man who uses a great many words [...]

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Tolerance Principle in User Interfaces

by Vishal Mehta April 24, 2011 Usability

An interface without: Undo, Redo, Abort, Cancel, Clear, or Reset? We – the users are not infallible. Our interfaces should ideally accommodate certain failures and be capable of recovering from those failures. The Tolerance Principle of User Interface Design Principles. In a world where stress and frustration are cheap, the systems need to be rich with [...]

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User Speaketh – Metacafe, Do we really need this add-on?

by Nikhil Bhanap April 17, 2011 User Experience

Hi There Everyone…. I think i might be pulling down the pants of an extremely affluent and good website… But with all my apologies… let me continue.. please… just this one time…!!!! Who says YouTube has the best video collection streams??? I find Metacafe much more better, or… do I really??? Infact I have my own doubts… [...]

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Introducing :: IDYeah Labs

by Vishal Mehta April 1, 2011 Business

What is IDYeah Labs? The concept of IDYeah Labs was germinated by two friends over a few beers.       IDYeah Labs is an agile experiment in demonstrating the potential of upcoming technology to create non-intuitive solutions. IDYeah Labs can be considered as a playful incubator, wherein….The goal is not to grow a large plant, [...]

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