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Inter-system user experience

(flickr tag: security)
In a recent Boxes and Arrows article Ease of Use Outside the Box, Mike Padilla presents a couple examples of user experience improvements external to our applications that can make a big difference to the users. It’s a good article to read, but there was one point in particular […]

Preemptive notification

(flickr tag: annoying)
Twice today I received preemptive notifications of notifications.
First, I plugged in my mp3 player so I could update it. The first message I got was “Preparing to scan for tracks.” This was shortly followed by “Scanning for tracks.” Later, I bought a book from Barnes & Noble’s website. […]

Consistency vs. Simplicity

(flickr tags: consistency, simplicity)
One problem that I always seem to run into when creating a user interface is the conflict between consistency and simplicity. Clearly they are both valuable, but what do you do when you cannot have both?
To give a little background, I work on a workbench application that provides […]

Focused too much or not enough?

I was working on a design problem when I looked down at my notebook and noticed that something was a bit off with my pens. I think that’s a good sign that I was focusing a bit too much on the problem.