by Theo Mandel | May 23, 2008 | Application Usability, User Centered Design (UCD)
The Business Technology Blog in Wall Street Journal describes a software vendor’s study: IFS, a business-software vendor, sent us a report titled
by Theo Mandel | Jan 1, 2008 | Usability Consulting, User Centered Design (UCD)
US News & World Report on Best Careers for 2008: Usability/User Experience Specialist listed as one of the best careers! We continue to gain recognition for our contribution to the IT industry. The article notes one drawback about our industry, as we continue to...
by Theo Mandel | Nov 14, 2007 | Application Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web 2.0, Web Usability
I conducted eye-movement research on reading comprehension in my graduate work on my M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology back in the early 80’s. Eye-tracking hardware and software have come a long way since then and they provide very interesting analyses of...
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 | May 5, 2007 | Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), World Usability Day
Theo Mandel, Ph.D. has been named the healthcare chairman for World Usability Day 2007. World Usability Day’s focus for 2007 is on healthcare. The theme is, “We can make a difference.” Mandel will present at the kickoff event at the UPA Conference in...
