Archive for November, 2005

Announcing our 2006 UIE Roadshow Tour: Web Design Foundations

Whoo hoo! We’re going on a road trip! Six cities in early 2006! You don’t want to miss it!

Josh’s NEASIST Audio Available

The folks at the New England ASIST Chapter have posted a podcast of Josh’s presentation on Tuesday. You can download it from here.

You can also grab the presentation slides.

Measuring a Site’s “Blink” Response

Christine discusses the 5 Second Test, a variant of traditional usability testing designed to measure a user’s “Blink” response to a web site.

Solid Vision: A Critical Element to UX Design

Jared shares a little bit of what we’ve learned about an essential element to good UX design: having a solid vision.

Thoughts on Page Weight

Mike M. from PhillyCHI asked about whether there is an optimal page size. Jared responded. Did he get it right?

Bill Scott on Mouse Hover

A neat article that shows how mouse hovers have real power in a web interface. They still suffer from some classic problems, but those can be overcome.

Reader Poll: What Tools Do You Use?

Jared asks our readers: What tools do you use to produce quality user experience results?

Where Design Catches Up To Reality TV

Phillips has a new lab that feels like it’s modelled after the TV show Big Brother

DUX Redux: UX is growing up fast

The DUX 2005 conference was a gathering of 425 user experience practitioners, all hoping to learn more about their craft. Unfortunately, the conference hasn’t evolved nearly as fast as the field has.

Front page: IT Enquirer

Jared finds himself on the front page of the IT Enquirer.