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Who I am

Who I am. www.dartmouth.edu/~ac www.dartmouth.edu/~cc www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach. What I hope you’ll get. A keen and critical eye. And just in case you don’t get it…. Slides, handouts, and links are here: www.dartmouth.edu/~cc/principals/horton.html.

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Who I am

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  1. Who I am www.dartmouth.edu/~ac www.dartmouth.edu/~cc www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach

  2. What I hope you’ll get A keen and critical eye

  3. And just in case you don’t get it… • Slides, handouts, and links are here: • www.dartmouth.edu/~cc/principals/horton.html

  4. It is simplicity that is difficult to make. • –Bertolt Brecht

  5. Restrain yourself! No limits produces an unusable document

  6. The mystery machine Complex design produces unusable devices

  7. Don’t make me think! Doors just should not be so difficult!

  8. Best book on usable design Read this!

  9. Components that affect usability • Visibility • Conceptual models • Mapping • Feedback

  10. Visibility Knowledge in the head Knowledge in the world

  11. Whenever the number of possible actions exceeds the number of controls, there is apt to be difficulty.–Don Norman

  12. Conceptual models What is gray water, and why would I want it?

  13. Affordances The shape affords grasping, clicking, and dragging

  14. Constraints Legos “tell” you how to put pieces together

  15. A good design tells all at first glance This door handle clearly says, “Push me!”

  16. Mapping But wait! Down maps to off Up maps to on

  17. Feedback The faithful Fetch doggie wants you to know your files are still in transit

  18. But (ahem) what about the Web?

  19. There are no stupid users

  20. Don’t be afraid to be ordinary. • –Sarah Horton

  21. We need help finding our way

  22. We like ordinary things

  23. The Web is not ordinary

  24. Or is it…?

  25. Adopt standards and conventions

  26. Same as it ever was… • –David Byrne

  27. Clarity rules! The definitive book on using type effectively – He ‘da man!

  28. [Web Design] is pain, Highness, and anyone who tells you otherwise is trying to sell you something.–Westley, aka The Dread Pirate Roberts

  29. Wouldn’t it be cool?

  30. Not!

  31. A little too concise

  32. Unwelcoming front door

  33. Okay, what now?

  34. Hum…is it worth making sense of?

  35. Ask your users You only need a handful of users to uncover flaws

  36. Best book on usable Web design Practical, accessible, on the mark, and even fun!

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