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Take Advantage of Existing Standards

Take Advantage of Existing Standards

September 16, 2009 · by Lauren Martin · in Design Methods, Usability Lessons

What are standards? Standards are agreed upon conventions for a particular process or visual pattern based on research and proven best practices. They provide a basis for commonality across many diverse things. They allow us to learn something once, and…

The Value of Intuitive Interfaces

The Value of Intuitive Interfaces

June 10, 2009 · by Lauren Martin · in Usability Lessons

Never underestimate the value of an intuitive interface especially when designing for the general public. Nothing can be made too easy, but it can definitly be too hard. Below is a picture that was sent to me of a pay…

Guess What?

Guess What?

October 27, 2008 · by Lauren Martin · in Design Methods

One of the core principles of good design is clarity. Interactions on the web shouldn’t make your users guess. As Steve Krug’s first law of usability states “Don’t Make Me Think!”. Anytime a “guess” is brought into the equation you…

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