Have you ever turned the wrong knobs for your stove burners? I have read about natural mapping and how stove are badly design. Don Norman, in his book The Design of Everyday Things, and Kim Vicente, in his book The Human Factors, mentioned this issue and proposed few designs. I decided to talk about it [...]
I recently completed a short form (Requesting only my name and my email) on AA (New Zealand Automobile Association) website to enter into a draw. Have a look at the following screen shots and think how you could design a better form! And then, after filling the form, I was looking for the submit button… [...]
When designing a new website or new software, we should always be aware of the real world, not only to come up with new metaphors but also to match the virtual world to the real world because the user has to accomplish a task with information laying in the real world and then to complete [...]
I just went on ReseauIQ, which is the network organization for engineers in Québec, Canada, to edit my profile. I was a bit confused by the subscription section. Since I’m overseas, I want to receive all my documentation by email. The thing is I didn’t know what to uncheck. The only option that I’m sure [...]
