Jessica Ledbetter

Usability of Flash Applications

Was looking for my notes on a Flash project and rediscovered a 2002 report from nngroup. I really think the guidelines for designing with Flash are for any project. Things that popped out at me (and made me nod my head): Do good design Familiar is good Dancing bears is bad (“Don’t show gratuitous motion.”) … Continue reading

Dan Vine’s Mac Foo

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Homepage Usability

Jakob Nielsen is well known for his reports on usability and I really enjoyed his book “Homepage Usability.” I figured that this would be a more in-depth exploration of how to design with the user in mind. Most of the points were on the ball, and very common sense, but nice to see it in … Continue reading