by Diane Kenedy | Dec 12, 2011 | Inspiration, Usability
One of the hallmarks of good user experience is a sense of delight. Here is a story about something that delighted me. Initially, I was a little sad to see this spork (combined spoon and fork) in my Trader Joe’s salad the other week. Even though I usually use a...
by Diane Kenedy | Nov 7, 2011 | Accessibility, Error Messages, Usability
I work with usability as it applies to web sites and interactive pieces. We sometimes discuss accessibility with our clients, which has brought up some interesting questions. (Depending on the client, accessibility may be a requirement for the design we create.) The...
by Diane Kenedy | Aug 29, 2011 | Error Messages, Inspiration, Usability
In an earlier post, I mentioned my favorite error message: Nothing to undoI’m not the only person who thinks about error messages. It’s part of usability, for example: deciding when, and where, to place error messages so that the user is going to see them. Vague or...
by Diane Kenedy | Aug 8, 2011 | Technology
I maintain a collection of documents in a Microsoft SharePoint library for a client. I’ve also created a separate set of HTML web pages that contain links to these documents. These are a set of individual “vanilla” HTML pages in a tabbed structure....
