Comments on Ux Unleashed: Click is as click does

>>I'm inclined to think that when it comes to usab...

2008-05-12T15:33:00.000-07:00

>>I'm inclined to think that when it comes to usability, there are no rules, just learnings.<<

Totally agree. A usability professional can over time spot common mistakes easily, but that does not prevent him from making a mistake, just makes it less likely me thinks as sunil has pointed out twice :)

Agree on interruptions and decisions, but as long as these are not of the type the user is not expecting/will cry about their absence later. I think the goal is not really reducing them, rather finding out the ones which are necessary and not introduced because of how the interaction is designed? Same thing?

:) yes @ interruptions. hard to say @ decisions.

2008-05-01T09:44:00.000-07:00

:) yes @ interruptions. hard to say @ decisions.

@sowmya I think so :-)

2008-04-30T01:50:00.000-07:00

@sowmya I think so :-)

"The best presentation of content is the one which...

2008-04-29T09:46:00.000-07:00

"The best presentation of content is the one which requires the least number of clicks and choices."

It is not about clicks and choices - it is about decisions and interruptions . The fewer interruptions the interaction creates in the thought process of the user, the "better" the UX is. Now, can that be an universal rule :)?

True. Rules are only to get the basics right. Afte...

2008-04-28T05:30:00.000-07:00

True. Rules are only to get the basics right. After that you break them. Its important to know them coz only then you can break them. Its not for usability alone but for everything in life.