April 2001

The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphic Press

"This website describes Edward Tufte's books, one-day course, and artwork"

Posted by PJB on April 27, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Info Architecture, Usability Tests Seek to Organize Internet Chaos

"Surfing the waves of information can be exhausting, complex, and at times, even dangerous" (Uriel Abulof - Internet.com)

Posted by PJB on April 26, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Forms That Work

"(...) dedicated to the world of forms design" (Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney)

Posted by PJB on April 26, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Human Factors International

"(...) GUI design from the point of view of software ergonomics and human factors." (Eric Schaffer and John Sorflaten)

Posted by PJB on April 26, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Experience Design 1

"(...) a book about today's intersection of disciplines, such as: interaction design, information design, visual design, and more related methodologies are just parts of the whole." (Nathan Shedroff)

Posted by PJB on April 26, 2001 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Testing Web Sites with Eye Tracking

"(...) we now have real evidence of where users actually look when they view a web page" (Will Schroeder - User Interface Engineering)

Posted by PJB on April 24, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Architecture and Mac

"(...) those who turn their hand to information architecture often assume that they have to abandon the Mac platform to do the job" (Apple Developer OS X)

Posted by PJB on April 20, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability First

"Your Online Guide To Usability Resources" (Diamond Bullet Design)

Posted by PJB on April 20, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Topic Maps

"Topic Maps provide for the specification of a standard, interchangeable hypertext navigation layer above diverse electronic information sources" (InfoLoom, Inc.)

Posted by PJB on April 19, 2001 | Classification: Technology | Comments (0) | Permalink

Color Matters

"As a powerful form of communication, color is irreplaceable." (Professor J.L. Morton)

Posted by PJB on April 18, 2001 | Classification: Visual design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Debunking The Myths of UI Design

"An expert takes on a range of beliefs that are now common in the software development community" (Paul Smith - IBM Toronto Software Lab)

Posted by PJB on April 17, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

IASlash.Org

"News for Information Architecture" (Studio ID)

Posted by PJB on April 16, 2001 | Classification: Weblogs | Comments (0) | Permalink

Bill Gates at CHI 2001

"(...) so you've seen that the frontiers out there are pretty amazing" (Bill Gates' Web Site)

Posted by PJB on April 11, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Semantic Web

"A new form of Web content that is meaningful to computers will unleash a revolution of new possibilities" (Tim Berners-Lee et al. - Scientific American)

Posted by PJB on April 11, 2001 | Classification: Technology | Comments (0) | Permalink

Structuring Information with Mental Models

"(...) to evaluate the efficiency of an information structure and to build user-centered information structures" (Ishantha Lokuge et al. - CHI 96)

Posted by PJB on April 11, 2001 | Classification: UCD | Comments (0) | Permalink

CHIPlace

"The online interaction forum bridging CHI 2001 and CHI 2002" (Companion to CHI 2002)

Posted by PJB on April 10, 2001 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Information Architecture Project

"A 'band of coherence' for information sharing" (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Posted by PJB on April 09, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Why is Usability so Hard?

"The answer is complex and detailed" (Adam Smith - HCIRN Reflections)

Posted by PJB on April 08, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Magic and Software Design

"Perhaps no field other than magic is tied so closely to the field of graphical interface design" (Bruce Tognazzinni - AskTog)

Posted by PJB on April 07, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Want Human-Centred Development?

Reorganize the Company (Donald Norman - NNGroup)

Posted by PJB on April 06, 2001 | Classification: UCD | Comments (0) | Permalink

Developing User-Friendly Flash

"The need for this paper has never been more crucial" (Flazoom)

Posted by PJB on April 05, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Architecture and Knowledge Management

"(...) a multidisciplinary degree that provides opportunities for students interested in graduate studies and research in the broad range of information-related disciplines and professions" (Thomas J. Froehlich - SLIS)

Posted by PJB on April 04, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

I Think Therefore IA?

"(...) the first ASIST hot button of the 21st century" (Andrew Dillon - ASIS Bulletin)

Posted by PJB on April 04, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Architects and Information Architects

"(...) there is a need to refine and clarify the role of the information architect" (Karen Parolek - ASIS Bulletin)

Posted by PJB on April 04, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Internet Appliance Design: Usability for Graphical User Interfaces

"(...) with a graphical user interface, there is no limit to the number of possible layouts" (Niall Murphy - Embedded Systems Programming)

Posted by PJB on April 03, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

CHIBLOG 2001

The Unofficial CHI Conference Weblog (Compagnion to CHI 2001)

Posted by PJB on April 03, 2001 | Classification: Weblogs | Comments (0) | Permalink

Jakob Nielsen Interview

"The future of Web design from one who knows it" (SilliconValley.com)

Posted by PJB on April 03, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

Nathan Shedroff's World: Experience Design

"(...) there is something important and special to many experiences" (Nathan Shedroff)

Posted by PJB on April 02, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

A Failure to Communicate

"(...) information architects and user interface designers are having trouble communicating with each other" (George Olsen - A List Apart)

Posted by PJB on April 02, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink