by Theo Mandel | Sep 15, 2010 | Marketing Usability, Product Design, Product Development, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology, Web Usability
Theo Mandel, Ph.D. gives an invited presentation – “Golden Rules of Web Design” – to a Digital Marketing graduate course at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver September 27, 2010 Denver,...
by Theo Mandel | Jul 12, 2010 | Application Usability, Healthcare Usability, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web 2.0, Web Usability
This is a wonderful community effort! The Health 2.0 2010 Developer Challenge was launched on June 2nd, 2010 at the Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI) meeting at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), with support from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....
by Theo Mandel | Jul 7, 2010 | Application Usability, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability
User interface design patterns are common researched and reusable solutions to frequent user interface problems. There are a number of user interface pattern repositories. This article in Smashing Magazine lists over 40 resources for user interface design patterns....
by Theo Mandel | May 22, 2010 | Mobile Usability, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Web Usability
Now that the iPad is out and people are using the new apps supposedly designed for the iPad, their usability falls short of the expected Apple usability experience. Jakob Nielsen, in his Alertbox, May 10 2010, summarized his findings: “iPad apps are...
by Theo Mandel | Apr 24, 2010 | Accessibility, Real-World Usability, Social Networking, Technology, User Centered Design (UCD), Users, Web Usability
Good article by Design For Use on web design for seniors. Here’s the summary: “With the aging population and increased reliance on internet resources, improving the online experience of senior and retired users can facilitate greater success and knowledge...
by Theo Mandel | Feb 28, 2010 | User Centered Design (UCD), Web 2.0, Web Usability
As I looked closely at the different form styles in the previous blog entry, I noticed there are a number of differences, in addition to the different form layouts. Any or all of these changes could have contributed to the reported test results. Here’s a...
