Upcoming topics for DesigningUX.com include
- more on findability
- principles of universal design
- interface design - how to improve user experiences and make money by designing better rich internet applications and interfaces for everyday products. Example? I just used my Rogers cable guide and saw they changed their interface. Now it’s a lot faster and easier to turn on Treehouse On Demand movies. In 5 seconds I was able to turn the next episode of Dora on for my sons to watch so I could come back to this blog and keep writing. I will pay for Rogers above others purely because their interface is that fast and easy for me to use. Customer inertia means I will only switch to another provider if the time it takes me to use their interface makes me feel like it’s worth learning even though it takes an extra 10 minutes out of my day, because I have toddlers and this blog that need my attention right now.
If your product gets in my eyesight and proves I can learn it fast enough that it’d be worth setup time to switch, I would. If your interface doesn’t quickly and easily prove to me I can use your service just as fast and get other benefits, I won’t switch. Ever.
Otherwise I am working on launching a new blog at JuicyWebDesign. This new site will focus on applying practical tips of user experience design with CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and newer technologies like Ajax, without losing usability and accessibility. A popular term for this is “bulletproof web design”. Websites have a long way to go on improving flexibility and preventing problems caused by irresponsible use of CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, and more. I’m also going to be talking about designing rich internet application interfaces in AIR, Flex, Silverlight, etc. I hope you will check it out, if you work on the web, it’ll be invaluable.
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