Usability Videos: Return on Investment (ROI) and Plain Language for Govt
November 12th, 2009 | Published in Usability
Web Manager University recently commissioned these new Howcast videos on Usability and Plain Language.
World Usability Day, Nov 12
November 9th, 2009 | Published in Usability
Worldwide Activities Planned
- Austin: How User-Centered Design Drives Sustainability and Sustainable Living Idea Round-up
- Events listing at WorldUsabilityDay.org
Resources
- Webcontent.gov – The Importance of Usability + Plain Language
- Plain Language “simple substitutes for complex words” list
- Plain Language GovGab blog with guest blogger on 11/12, usability leader Whitney Quesenbery
Site with cool A/B tests
November 4th, 2009 | Published in Politics
Check out ABtests.com to see examples of how usability & design can impact a site.
Usability Methods
October 24th, 2009 | Published in Usability
Check out Usability.gov for great content related to usability.
For example:
- Costs and Return on Investment
- Usability Methods List
- A step-by-step visual map (a nice overview of the User Centered Design Process)
UT iSchool: You are invited to have Tea with the Dean
October 24th, 2009 | Published in iSchool Events
Chat with Dean Dillon
Wednesday, November 4
4:30-5:30pm
iSchool Student Lounge
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Nov. 1
September 29th, 2009 | Published in Family, Health Care
I’m running in the Komen Race for the Cure. Please help raise funds to support our sisters & brothers fighting cancer.
Austin Public Library Bookstore: Recycled Reads
July 2nd, 2009 | Published in Family
Austin Public Library Bookstore: Recycled Reads – A new, favorite bookstore, right in my neighborhood. Great books at garage sale prices, supporting Austin’s recycling efforts. Check it out: http://is.gd/1lExs
Excellent Resource for User Experience Deliverables
May 29th, 2009 | Published in Design, Information Architecture, Usability
As usual, Peter Morville delivers great content in his January 27, 2009 post about User Experience Deliverables.
Included is this Treasure Map of deliverables, to remind of us the great variety of tools we can use to develop durable information architectures:
Usability & HCI Resources free on iTunes
May 13th, 2009 | Published in Design, Information Architecture, Usability
Usability Review of the iSchool website – Student Project
May 8th, 2009 | Published in Design, Information Architecture, Usability
Jana Tate and I completed our review of the iSchool website.
Our report and presentation are included below.
This was our first usability study using tools and techniques learned from Dr. Randolph Bias in his Spring 2009 Introduction to Usability class. We learned several lessons along the way about study design, survey design, testing tools, presentation techniques and more.
The study is by no means perfect or complete, and we hope that we have the opportunity to further refine the review of the site as we continue in our degree and certificate programs.
Executive Overview: Usability Review of the iSchool website (pdf format)