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Analysing Everyday Interaction
Inspired by Don Norman's classic book, 'The Design of Everyday Things', I started to collect my own examples of bad designs to analyse according to interaction design principles. Here are just a few.
Poole, Alex. Alex Poole (2004). Articles>Usability>Interaction Design>User Experience
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Discusses the various opportunities for eye-movement studies in future HCI research, and details some of the challenges that need to be overcome to enable effective application of the technique in studying the complexities of advanced interactive-system use.
Poole, Alex and Linden J. Ball. Alex Poole (2004). Articles>Human Computer Interaction>Usability>Eye Tracking
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In Search of Salience: A Response-Time and Eye-Movement Analysis of Bookmark Recognition
Describes the effect of bookmark naming on bookmark recognition. The purpose is to provide empirically-determined guidelines for web producers on how to title pages in order to optimise the recognition of bookmarks by users, and increase the rate of revisitation to their websites.
Poole, Alex. Alex Poole (2005). Articles>Information Design>Usability>Web Browsers
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Issues of Saliency and Recognition in the Search for Web Page Bookmarks
Describes the effect of bookmark naming on bookmark recognition. The purpose was to provide empirically-determined guidelines for web producers on how to title pages in order to optimise the recognition of bookmarks by users, and to increase the rate of revisitation as a result.
Poole, Alex. Alex Poole (2005). Books>Information Design>Usability>Web Browsers
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Tips for Using Eyetrackers in HCI Experiments
This is a summary of a talk on eyetracking for HCI students at Lancaster University in the UK. Feedback showed that students felt more able to conduct eye tracking research after attending the session.
Poole, Alex. Alex Poole (2005). Presentations>Human Computer Interaction>Usability>Eye Tracking
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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?
In 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our medical web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. Was it the case that sans serif fonts were more legible, or was it just a matter of taste? In an effort to get at the truth, I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer.
Poole, Alex. Alex Poole (2005). Design>Typography>Research>Usability
