Posted by indolering in Ubiquity, summer09 on 11. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
Despite my best efforts on the documentation front, users still failed to grasp the simplistic syntax scheme of Ubiquity. I suspected this was due to poor contextual “documentation.” So I designed an experiment testing out a simpler skin.
Couple more sessions using the new translate commercial.
Users are unable to tell the difference between the two video clips, so slight differences are a no no. Repetition may be key as users just don’t have time to digest what happened the first time around and are unable to spot differences between the two clips.
Users still [...]
Getting the user to do something is like asking for a phone number: it has to be done at the right time and after they are excited about it.
I did my term paper for art history on design elements used in the political campaigns of past and present figures, including Bush, Gore, Kerry, Obama, and McCain.
All the talk of Obama and Nazi design similarities gave me the impetus to put it out.
As outlined in P1, the traditional style of documentation is antithetical to actual usage. The wording is a major problem, but the delivery mechanisms are just as bad.
At best, a manual can be oriented to predefined tasks and known problems, at worst it is a dense technical read giving a broad overview intertwined with the [...]
Posted by indolering in website on 27. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Some posts will send you to a WordPress version seamlessly.
If not, access the old site at archive.indolering.com
The look is a work in progress : )
Posted by indolering in Design on 13. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
Posted by indolering in Design on 06. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
Clever & wonderful, I love designers.
Posted by indolering in Personal, Ubiquity, summer09 on 22. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
Every page looks like this. That’s what paying for editorial help gets you: real advice.
Posted by indolering in Personal, Uncategorized on 07. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
“We must also be a strong nation that also cares for the weak & forgotten.”
-George W Bush, the compassionate conservative in 2000, showing how to frame the health care debate in a way that appeals to both conservatives and progressives.
Posted by indolering in Personal on 03. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
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$3,000- not enough to get me through college. Thank you Google!
Posted by indolering in Ubiquity on 12. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Ahh finals week, you will get more videos sometime after Friday at 12:30. To tide you over, here is a synopsis of the last test which didn’t go very smoothly. The screen capture software failed to save today’s video, so only a description today : )
Cognitive Policy Works
