Zodomatica Bits of Tzaddi’s Life

Have you noticed the demise of the Flash intro? A couple of years ago, they were everywhere. I have asked thousands of people in some 35 countries what they do when they see a Flash intro. “Skip intro” is the universal reply.
Go, Gerry go! Excerpt from “Graphic design plays a minor role on the [...]

Posted: October 30th, 2005 under Computers & Tech, Design, Usability & HCI.
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For me, yesterday was more interesting than Wednesday’s sessions. Saw a presentation of the user experience process at Tivo. Sounds like they are very mature in their adoption of usability. Like they actually understand that usability is their differentiator, they don’t just give lip service to it. Large team with dedicated researchers, designers, prototypers, so [...]

Posted: July 1st, 2005 under Computers & Tech, Design, Usability & HCI.
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Results from a study on how consumers evaluate the credibility of websites:
The data showed that the average consumer paid far more attention to the superficial aspects of a site, such as visual cues, than to its content. For example, nearly half of all consumers (or 46.1%) in the study assessed the credibility of sites based [...]

Posted: February 12th, 2005 under Design, Usability & HCI.
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Gerry McGovern has such great things to say. If you are interested in web design or writing I recommend you check out his site.
On the Web, the task is everything and you must focus
relentlessly on it. Your arch enemies are statements like: “They might be interested in this; Some people come to our website looking [...]

Posted: February 10th, 2005 under Design, Usability & HCI.
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Oh, this looks really interesting: Agent-Agent Interaction: Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond
Well, maybe it only looks really interesting if you’re a geek. I accept that.

Posted: February 2nd, 2005 under Computers & Tech, Usability & HCI.
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