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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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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