Why Users Fail

On Page 132 in the book “Prioritizing Web Usability” by Jakob Nielsen, it talks about the problems users have with websites. I strongly agree with the statement “Search and information architecture are larger factors in task failures” (Neilson 133). The user cannot find what they are looking for when they have trouble navigating the site [...]

My blog

Here is a link to my blog that I am using for ICM 501. It has a lot of related information about technology and the theory of interactive communication. Here is the URL: http://exploringinteractivecommunication.wordpress.com/ . Comment to the blog if you would like to. It would be greatly appreciated.

Prioritizing Usability Problems

Reading Nielsen’s Ch. 4 was extremely relevant and interesting for me. Currently, I am aiding in the relaunch of our website at work, while also making plans for a 2.0 relaunch for next year. The website we’re working on will showcase independent musicians and bands and allow them to directly connect with [...]

People

I love this website. It has all the information a user needs when looking at a website. It has all the new gossip, trends, photos and videos. I think this is a great website to get up to date on the latest entertainment news. The URL is: http://www.people.com

Red for Anger

I think Donald Norman put out some interesting points about how something that is attractive may be simpler to use. I never really thought about how my emotions can be influenced by what I see or hear, or really thought to apply that concept to designing. I’ve always known that certain colors can evoke emotions [...]

Entertainment Weekly

Being a big pop culture fan, I practically live at EW’s website (Hooking it into my Google Reader doesn’t help me get any work done whatsoever). The layout and design of the site definitely aids me in procrastination. The homepage links the user directly to anything he or she would want. The [...]

Color

http://colorblender.com/

Web Usability

http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/10-best-designed-web-sites.cfm
http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/10tips.asp
These two links that I found while googling web usability. Again I have to say; I do not agree too much with Jacob Nielsen’s approachings but of course he got some points:)I know websites that is designed with usability obsession and can feel users like moron. Absolutely, we have to question the usability in every [...]

Apologies…

My apologies for the large amount of spacing in my last post….the preview didn’t show it that way.

Adobe

This website is not so well designed. I think it is great that is has announcements and solutions. I think it should be like Apple’s website where it has the new products and products that will coming out on the market. What is your opinion? URL: http://www.adobe.com/