Walter Apai from Webdesigner Depot has an exclusive interview with web usability expert Jakob Nielsen. The article discusses how Nielsen started in the field of usability and ways to test it.
Nielsen is a leading web usability consultant who worked at Sun Microsystems (1994 to 1998) to make enterprise software easier to use.
He is also known as the founder for “discount usability engineering” for quick and inexpensive improvements in user interfaces.
Nielsen’s ideas on usability are not without critics, but working in the field of UX you will most certainly run into them.
Jakob Nielsen’s website has a distinct plain look to it with only text and search bar at the top. Nielsen gives reason as to why there is only text and almost no graphics on Use It.com.
Tags: Usability, UX
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When building a WordPress theme users can initially choose from two default ones that come with the installation:
- WordPress Classic 1.5 by Dave Shea
- WordPress Default 1.6 by Michael Heilemann (based on the famous Kubrick)
These basic themes are great for testing and checking to see if your installation is up and running, but there are so many wonderful themes out there to try.
At WordPress.org you can find over a thousand WordPress themes to start your blog on the right track.
Themeforest is another website with many inexpensive wordpress themes to purchase and download. Their themes are divided into different categories depending on the type of focus you want for your blog. The types of themes range from magazine to entertainment.
A great theme can add a lot of character to your blog but the key thing is to focus on content. After all content will the reason anybody would choose to visit your blog in the first place.
Ask yourself why would you bother to visit certain websites more often than others and why do you leave others right away when visiting?
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Navigation for people surrounds us daily.
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WordPress iPhone app allows bloggers to create/edit posts, manage comments. It provides a handy solution to contribute content to their blogs while away from the computer.
This post was created using the app directly on the iPhone. The UI allows you to manage posts when the iPhone is held vertically. Tapping or touching onto the text area brings up the keyboard and then allows you to turn the phone on it’s side to switch to landscape mode. The horizontal keyboard is a must for users who need to do large amounts of typing on a small screen.
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It’s been a while, but Horse1Asia is backup again with a new theme. I went back to the old basic black theme color since it seems to be a favorite of mine.
Some things will be broken I’m sure and I also decided to get rid of all the old content and start fresh for 2010. When I traveled overseas to Taiwan starting fresh helped me move forward towards new goals and challenges.
I sold pretty much everything I owned and only took a duffel bag, my cameras, and laptop. It can be liberating to start fresh and drop the past.
Thus, all the old content is gone. It’s now time to look forward.
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