Posted by Zachary Lym in Usability on 02. Jul, 2010 | 4 Comments
A brain storming session on the Moz usability list was sparked off by Firefox’s need for a better generic movie player UI . After doing some best of breed analysis of current solutions and value mapping each UI element, I came up with some mock ups. It might need some usability testing and it definitely needs an accessibility review.
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Inspired by the Left vs Right (world) info-graphic, I endeavored to create a visual workflow for creating framing. Usability tests showed that the concept fell short of enabling people to create do their own framing, but it did explain the idea of framing, metaphor, and their connection to policy issues quite well.
I finished the documentation/advertising study of Ubiquity back in November. I haven’t posted anything about it due to a mix of schoolwork and the scholarly journal submission process. Because journals want to maintain copyright, I can’t publish everything I have written thus far. The journal article has a very different focus from what I will [...]
Despite my best efforts on the documentation front, users still failed to grasp the simplistic syntax scheme of Ubiquity. I suspected this was due to poor contextual “documentation.” So I designed an experiment testing out a simpler skin.
Couple more sessions using the new translate commercial. In short:
• Users are unable to tell the difference between the two video clips, so slight differences are a no no.
• Users still see Ubiquity as command specific as apposed to a generalized command framework.
Getting the user to do something is like asking for a phone number: it has to be done at the right time and after they are excited about it.
I did my term paper for art history on design elements used in the political campaigns of past and present figures, including Bush, Gore, Kerry, Obama, and McCain. All the talk of Obama and Nazi design similarities gave me the impetus to put it up here.
As outlined in Part 1, the traditional style of documentation is antithetical to actual usage. Style is a major problem, but the delivery mechanisms are just as bad.
Today I am going to talk about a typical users, how they learn, and the principals of minimalist documentation. If you want to skip the fluff, head to the minimalist style guidelines for Ubiquity’s documentation.
Posted by Zachary Lym in Ubiquity, summer09 on 19. May, 2010 | No Comments
One vote for, one vote in the middle, and one vote against publication. Essentially, they wanted more formal psych study about video and learning which requires a different kind of statistical validity than what usability provides. My error was writing this like a psych study (which I have written before) and not like a usability [...]
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Posted by Zachary Lym in Design on 21. Feb, 2010 | No Comments
I want this for my birthday.
You really should just go watch the trailer on YouTube, and rate it 5-stars.
Posted by Zachary Lym in Design on 13. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
Posted by Zachary Lym in Personal, Ubiquity, summer09 on 22. Nov, 2009 | 1 Comment
Every page looks like this. That’s what paying for editorial help gets you: real advice.
Posted by Zachary Lym in Personal, Uncategorized on 07. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
“We must also be a strong nation that also cares for the weak & forgotten.” -George W Bush, the compassionate conservative in 2000, showing how to frame the health care debate in a way that appeals to both conservatives and progressives.
Posted by Zachary Lym in Personal on 03. Aug, 2009 | No Comments
“Decision Engine” fail
Posted by Zachary Lym in website on 27. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
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