Will Craigslist’s dominance continue?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Usability, Web products | No Comments »One thing has always puzzled me -- is Craigslist successful because of its simplicity? Or is it because it was first? I've heard the "you can't be successful unless you're first" line bandied about a few times, but have never truly ...
Information overload
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Usability, Web products | No Comments »One important usability principle is to manage complexity for the user. This means both the UI itself, and contraining the data to prevent overload. Brandon Walkin wrote a nice article about managing complex UIs, but didn't talk about managing complex ...
Iconography
Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in Design, Miscellaneous | No Comments »I thought this was a very literal (and ugly) choice for an icon, care of my247.com.au (why are there no decent Australian review sites?) Incidentally, Gelateria Cremona has what is easily the best gelato I've ever had. I can only imagine ...
Google doesn’t stop iterating
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Posted in Usability, Web products | No Comments »One thing you can say about Google is its search results page has been known for its consistency and simplicity. The most radical addition was the poorly-received (by bloggers anyway) search wiki. Most changes have been behind the scenes -- ...
