Spotify is right on the spot
November 19th, 2008
I’ve been using the beta web service Spotify for a couple of months now. And I must say that I’m really impressed. I would almost go as far as to say it’s the best piece of software I have ever used.
Archive for the ‘Usability’ Category
Report from World Usability Day
November 14th, 2008
On World Usability Day on 13 of November we gathered a bunch of people to put focus on usability. The event which we called A nice cup of coffee on Usability Day, was held at my former employer, Visma Spcs office in Växjö. Chris Jangelöv was host for the event.
Here’s some pictures taken by from [...]
A Nice Cup of Coffe on Usability Day
November 10th, 2008
This Thursday (November 13) is World Usability Day. It’s an event that takes place at different locations around the globe each year to put the spotlight on usability in our daily lives.
Here in Växjö, Sweden we’re going to celebrate this with a get together where I’m going to talk a little about usability in [...]
Where’s me back button?
September 25th, 2008
My Firefox installation got upgraded to 3.0.2 today. And to my surprise the back and forward buttons is gone!
The use of buttons in web forms
September 21st, 2008
Action buttons exists at the bottom of almost every web form. They’re so common that we often doesn’t even reflect on how to actually design them. By gathering information from a few of the great minds in the field of web usability and also from my own experiences, I’ve tried to come up with a [...]
Web Form Design (Book review)
September 14th, 2008
This book has a very narrow scope. It’s all about how to design web forms. And when you think about it, why not. Most interactions with websites and web application happens through the use of web forms so why not make sure to design them as effectively as possible.
Studies have shown that completion rates of [...]
Gradual Engagement
September 3rd, 2008
I wrote about it in my blogpost Easiest sign up ever one and a half year ago, where I described the sign-up process of Geni, a site about building your own family tree. I didn’t know the name of the concept then, but after reading Luke Wroblewski’s Web Form Design I certainly do. (A review [...]
5 essential books on usability
July 10th, 2008
I’ve compiled a short list of book on usability and UX design that I’ve found both valuable and inspiring. All of these books have given me important insights and helped me to better understand the different aspects of the area.
I’ve listed them in the order I think one should read them and I’ve also [...]
No undo? Redo!
July 4th, 2008
Why is it that web apps very often lack something that we take for granted in most window applications, namely the undo function? Is it because it’s not needed? Is it too hard to implement or is it simply just because it’s something that developers don’t think is needed?
The most common solution to prevent user [...]
Change your focus to locus
May 19th, 2008
Locus of attention is a term that describes where our attention is focused. In contrary to focus of attention it’s not entirely up to us where we choose to have our attention. If, for example a bang goes of right besides us, our focus involuntarily is placed on that. And that is our Locus of [...]
