by Theo Mandel | Jul 21, 2007 | Application Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD)
Good interview with Larry Tesler, one of the innovators from Xerox PARC who created the early GUIs with icons and folders on the desktop. After the Xerox PARC years, he worked at Apple on the early GUI products, the Apple Lisa and the Macintosh. This was an exciting...
by Theo Mandel | Jul 15, 2007 | World Usability Day
World Usability Day 2007 kicked off the year with a special session at the Usability Professionals’ Association conference on June 13 in Austin, Texas. The focus for World Usability Day (WUD) 2007is healthcare. Healthcare usability affects every individual...
by Theo Mandel | Jun 24, 2007 | Technology
Very interesting article! The idea has been around for over 40 years (see below), but is now possible with modern materials and construction techniques…Just think of the possibilities! In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a noted proponent of small, squat...
by Theo Mandel | Jun 21, 2007 | Usability Humor
It’s always great to see examples of how important the consumer experience is. Here’s a great video parody about the consumer experience....
by Theo Mandel | Jun 17, 2007 | Healthcare Usability, World Usability Day
As healthcare chairman for World Usability Day 2007, I’m very interested in advances in consumer healthcare on the Web. Northeastern University computer science professor Timothy Bickmore has created a virtual health coach called “Laura” that can...
