Tag: Communication

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 […]

Everything is an argument

(flickr tag: argument)
One of the things I remember best from my writing classes in college was the premise that everything is an argument. No matter what you are writing or designing, you are making an argument of some sort. For instance, if you’re designing a travel website, you’re making the argument […]

Don’t do it again

(flickr tag: error)
Here is an example of how to write documentation that will help users solve all problems:
It may not have been named RUPP, but you’ve likely had to use – or worse, maintain – an application just like it. You know the type: a critical, internally-developed system designed by a […]

Oh Hai! (and other forms of LOLspeak)

(flickr tag: lolcats)
I was trying to do some research on the origins of “LOLcats” and “cheezburger,” but after reading just a small set of articles, my brain started to hurt. These articles are full of examples, such as:
“i has dialect”
“im in ur fridge, eatin ur foodz”
“i’m in ur newspaper writin […]

FastLane and E-ZPass troubles: Part 2

(flickr tag: traffic light)
[Read Part 1 here]
In Part 1, I described the problems my husband and I had when we first got an E-ZPass (which works just like FastLane). We received 3 violations and had to pay $5 in administrative fees for each one even though we had a perfectly […]

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