I think Nielsen's greatest value is in identifying real web user behavior, i.e., how users really interract with a web site/application. It's up to us to decide how to design to accommodate that behavior.
And I meant to recommend the info on UseIt.com--specifically the AlertBox columns--not necessarily the design (which is perhaps even more spare than I would use--and I like 'em simple). But I don't think that the quality of Sun's UI invalidates Nielsen's web usability data and analysis. I worked for many years as a public reference librarian, teaching the public to use info technology and the web, and I observed first hand the behaviors he describes. We need to understand how [EMAIL PROTECTED] really uses our apps if we are to be effective UI designers. Nielsen saves us a lot of basic usability research. We ignore these realities at our own risk. Chris > > If you haven't already, be sure to see Jakob Nielsen's > > UseIt.com site. He's a former Sun UI engineer who writes > > specifically about web usability. Great stuff, IMHO. > > Not to start on bashing Nielsen, but has anyone ever seen a > decent UI on any > Sun product? I haven't. Sorry, I've been exposed to CDE a lot > lately, and > it's made me very angry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
