Differentiate your user interface with tints and hues – Part 2
• Natural Colors: Natural colors can provide comfort and familiarity for users. They can also be used to underscore the theme of your user interface. For example, if you are designing a travel...
View ArticleUsability Spotlight: Ping – Part 2
This is part two of my blog post on the new iTunes’ Ping service. After having taken a look at the pros and cons of Ping and how it may fare in the music market, let’s see what the application itself...
View ArticleProtecting your user interface design against the plague of common usability...
Common usability illnesses that weaken your user interface There are hundreds of ailments that can attack your interface design and paralyze its usability. Below are a few common pitfalls to watch out...
View ArticleMicrosoft takes a minimalist approach with Windows 7’s interface design Part – 2
The bad interface design features… The following features may trigger Vista flashbacks: 1. Confusing names: Some of the feature names are misleading or do not describe their functions properly....
View ArticleNew Hotmail – Part 2
The new Hotmail also integrates MS’s new Office Web Apps allowing you to view and edit Word, or PowerPoint or other files within Hotmail’s new interface design. Documents retain their formatting and...
View ArticleOffice 2010 (Desktop) – What an Interface Design Part – 2
Office 2010 on the other hand is to 2007 what Windows 7 is to Vista, more evolution than revolution but executed better. 2010 offers a refinement of Office’s graphical user interface design in a number...
View ArticleFacebook CEO admits privacy errors Part – 2
Interestingly enough, Zuckerberg’s statements retain the much abhorred ambiguity that started his troubles in the first place. Zuckerberg has only confirmed that Facebook will address the interface...
View ArticleFirefox 4: Coming Soon to a Computer Screen Near You! – Part 2
According to Webmonkey early builds of the new Firefox show that the latest iteration has picked up more than a trick or two from Google Chrome’s interface design. An example of this is through a new...
View ArticlePrivacy snatchers? Facebook’s new interface design Part – 2
Facebook and its dreaded partner sites Facebook’s partner sites Yelp, Pandora, and Microsoft Docs all have access to your personal information unless you visit each site individually and opt out of...
View ArticleFacebook Blocks iPhone Apps Part – 2
Rendering apps useless can have significant impact on user behavior Rendering popular apps useless is a surefire usability and user experience annoyance that in today’s super fast real-time web...
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