June 2001

Understanding the Art and Science of Web Design

An interview with Jeffrey Veen (John S. Rhodes)

Posted by PJB on June 28, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

AIGA Experience Design London

"(...) the technologies and trends re-shaping publishing, and the role of editorial design, are profound" (Nico Macdonald - AIGA)

Posted by PJB on June 28, 2001 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

Addressing Obstacles to User-Centered Design

"Why Don't They See The Need?" (Richard I. Anderson)

Posted by PJB on June 27, 2001 | Classification: UCD | Comments (0) | Permalink

Support Group for Information Architecture

"(...) fostering student growth, education, research, and practical experience in the field of information architecture" (Michael Wang - University of Hawaii)

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

Toward a Perceptual Science of Multidimensional Data Visualization: Bertin and Beyond

"A true science of data visualizations requires both a theory of perception and of computer graphics" (Marc Green)

Posted by PJB on June 26, 2001 | Classification: InfoViz | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability Analysis of UseIt.com

"(...) an analysis of factors affecting usability for the UseIt.com" (UseIt)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability of Interactive Television

"(...) a project to examine the usability factors of interactive television" (Alastair Campbell)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Concept Mapping Resource Guide

"(...) the central resource guide for learning about structured conceptual mapping." (William M.K. Trochim)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Design Using Card Sorting

"The challenge is to organise this information in a way that is useful and meaningful for the users of the system" (Step Two Design)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Design Journal 10:1 (2001)

"(...) an impression of the contents and dynamics of IDJ" (Karel van der waarde / Piet Westendorp eds. - John Benjamins Publishing Company)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

IAs in Search of an Identity?

"(...) interest in this topic shows no sign of abating" (Andrew Dillon - ASIS Bulletin)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Mapping how people use a website

"A major challenge in designing and operating a large website is understanding how people use your site" (Martin Dodge of Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis - Mappa.Mundi)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Error Message Guidelines

"Make error messages clearly visible, reduce the work required to fix the problem, and educate users along the way" (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Usability | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Design Association Newsletter IDeAS

"(...) back issues of the former IDA newsletter" (Conrad Taylor)

Posted by PJB on June 25, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Alan Cooper of Cooper Interaction Design

"(...) sees planning as key to downstream dividends" (Michael Vizard - InfoWorld)

Posted by PJB on June 24, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink

HCI Resources on the Net

"(...) a collection of information related to Human-Computer Interaction" (Mikael Ericsson)

Posted by PJB on June 22, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

Experience Design

"(...) a compilation of excerpts from Nathan Shedroff's Experience Design" (Webreference)

Posted by PJB on June 22, 2001 | Classification: User experience | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Anxiety2

A Guidebook for the Information Age (Laurie Gray - Webreference)

Posted by PJB on June 22, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Mapping Web Sites

"(...) explore the kinds of diagram that can visually represent a web site" (Paul Kahn - Dynamic Diagrams)

Posted by PJB on June 21, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

BLOUG

"Life after Argus" (Louis Rosenfeld's weblog)

Posted by PJB on June 18, 2001 | Classification: Weblogs | Comments (0) | Permalink

Mind Your FAQs

Tips for Creating an Effective and Informative Resource (Jodi Bollaert - Compuware)

Posted by PJB on June 16, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Social Translucence

An Approach to Designing Systems that Support Social Processes (Thomas Erickson and Wendy A. Kellogg - IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)

Posted by PJB on June 11, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Thoughts on User Experience

"(...) a blog on user experience design, as well as some longer essays and book reviews on the field" (George Olsen - Interaction by Design)

Posted by PJB on June 10, 2001 | Classification: Weblogs | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Future of the Book

"(...) the future of the book in the digital world through the promotion of e-book reading appliances and software" (Clifford Lynch in First Monday June 2001)

Posted by PJB on June 07, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Website Navigation is Useful

"Web pages can't be isolated from the rest of the site" (Adam Baker's theory column)

Posted by PJB on June 06, 2001 | Classification: Navigation | Comments (0) | Permalink

HCI Index

"This collection of pages points you to many different resources on Human-Computer-Interaction on the Internet." (Hans de Graaff)

Posted by PJB on June 06, 2001 | Classification: HCI | Comments (0) | Permalink

When Kids Use The Web

"A Naturalistic Comparison of Children's Navigation Behavior and Subjective Preferences on Two WWW Sites" (Elliot Soloway et al.)

Posted by PJB on June 05, 2001 | Classification: Navigation | Comments (0) | Permalink

Make IT Easy 2001 Conference

"For 2001, twenty-four papers will be presented at the conference" (IBM Ease-of-Use)

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

Basic Navigation Concepts for Interaction

"(...) a group of instructional designers interested in practical application of research to the design of instructional and performance support software" (Elizabeth Boling - Interface Interest and Research Group / Indiana University)

Posted by PJB on June 04, 2001 | Classification: Navigation | Comments (0) | Permalink

WWW10

The Tenth International World Wide Web Conference

Posted by PJB on June 03, 2001 | Classification: Events | Comments (0) | Permalink

The Psychology of Cyberspace

"(...) a list of links to all the articles and pages in the hypertext book" (John Suler, Ph.D.)

Posted by PJB on June 03, 2001 | Classification: Hypertext | Comments (0) | Permalink

What is an Information Architect?

"One who designs and supervises the construction of knowledge derived from study, experience, or instruction, or knowledge of a specific event or situation, or a collection of facts or data" (Stephen Downes - NewsTrolls)

Posted by PJB on June 03, 2001 | Classification: Information architecture | Comments (0) | Permalink

Usability Interface

"(...) feature articles from Usability Interface" (STC Usability SIG)

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

InCA

"(...) covers the juicy topic of Design Research" (InCA Archive)

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

Using Instructional Design Principles To Amplify Learning On The World Wide Web

"Best Paper Award for Use of the World Wide Web" (Donn C. Ritchie/Bob Hoffman - San Diego State University)

Posted by PJB on June 01, 2001 | Classification: Instructional design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Fostering the Collaborative Creation of Knowledge

A White Paper (John C. Thomas / IBM Research - Yorktown Heights, NY)

Posted by PJB on June 01, 2001 | Classification: Information design | Comments (0) | Permalink

Terry Swack on User Experience

"(...) a 20-year veteran of the design profession as well as a leading digital strategist" (LOOP 2001.2: AIGA Journal of Interaction Design Education)

Posted by PJB on June 01, 2001 | Classification: Interviews | Comments (0) | Permalink