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Ability to Use
The document presents design principles and strategies for improving usability, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, automation, and effective organization. It critiques the worship of technology over user needs and highlights common pitfalls such as excess features and aesthetics overshadowing functionality. The author encourages designers to consider real-world interactions and user experiences before commencing coding.
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Ability to Use
- 1. Ability to Use Presenter: Gary Barber Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 2. I make itusable. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 3. We are allhuman. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 4. We blame ourselves. ImageLicence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 5. We believe infalse evidence. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 6. We have amemory that hates us. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 7. We can makeit better. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 8. We can makeit usable. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 9. Start with theconcept model. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 10. Make the interactionvisible. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 11. Use natural mapping. ImageLicence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 12. Use the realworld memory. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 13. Force the functionality. ImageLicence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 14. Use constraints. Logical Physical Semantic Cultural Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 15. We could alsojust fix the design. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 16. Keep it Simple. Automate Standardise Change Nature Simplify Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 17. Automate. Image Licence -CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 18. Standardise. Image Licence -CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 19. Change Nature. Image Licence- CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 20. Simplify. Remove Organise Hide Displace Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 21. Remove. Focus on Core Function Delete the Lame Limit Choice Remove Distraction Use Smart Defaults Remove Excess Words Remove Clutter Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 22. Organise Chunking Behaviour Based Harden Category Edges Use Grids Map the CowPaths Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 23. Hide. Infrequently used Functions Allow Customisation Allow Cues and Clues Stage Disclosure Progressive Disclosure Make Easy to Find Reveal Just in Time Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 24. Displace. Between Devices and Environment Allow users to set displacement Use Unstructured Data Use Opening Experience Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 25. Still it goeswrong. Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 26. Blocking natural designevolution. Time Being Distinctive Being Individualistic Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 27. Aesthetics over Usability. ImageLicence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 28. Too Many Features. 2 Complexity = Features Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 29. Worshiping the techGods Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 30. Clients are notUsers Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 31. We are notUsers Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 32. When do youdo all this? Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 33. BEFORE YOU CODE Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 34. Reading list Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and The Design of Everyday Things The Inmates are Running the Asylum: Interaction Design Why High-tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- 35. Thank you Questions? Gary Barber @tuna manwithnoblog.com gary@radharc.com.au radharc.com.au Image Licence - CC: Gary Barber Tuesday, 21 June 2011