Efficiency, memorability, and error reduction are the three most important usability attributes considered in the design of an intranet or portal. Read the rest of this article to learn more about these three principles.
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Company Portal Best Practices
01
Apr 2009
Category: SAP EP, SharePoint, Usability, User Interface
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Example Usability Test
20
Mar 2009
Below is a short example usability test, as provided by Usability.gov. It is a nice, informal usability test. To find out more, or to view other tests and reports, including a formal usability test, visit their site.
Category: Usability, User Interface
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10 Things A Portal Must Have
20
Mar 2009
Obviously, most companies are moving towards having intranet portals. However, companies often fail to do it right. Although developing a global portal for your company doesn’t seem difficult, the challenges are overwhelming. Read about 10 things that all portals must have.
Category: Design, SAP EP, SharePoint, Usability, User Interface
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Design Darwinism
13
Mar 2009
Back in the day, when UI’s and design for usability was first coming around, companies like Xerox has money to burn on closed session testing, video taped user testing sessions, and more. They experimented with different UI possibilities behind closed doors, and had the luxury of only releasing a well tested UI. Today, UI experiments are happening all around us.
Category: Design, Usability, User Interface
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JQuery/CSS Mac Dock Menu
10
Mar 2009
Looking to make a Mac-like docking menu for your web project? Though this unconventional method of navigation does not follow web trends or usability standards, it is quite nifty. And we have Nick La, creator of Web Designer’s Wall, to thank for it.
Category: Code, Design, User Interface
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The Attention Economy
10
Mar 2009
Although most companies never seem to notice, the web has changed things into what Jakob Neilson refers to as the Attention Economy. This economy completely flips the script on the economy created by traditional media.
Category: Design, Usability, User Interface
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Is Your Home Page Correct?
09
Mar 2009
A lot of thought has to go into a home page design – in reality, it is your one shot – your one chance – to get it right. You need to capture the user, provide answers, give options, and more. Home page design is not an easy thing, and it is seldom done correctly.
Category: Design, Usability, User Interface
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Easy, Effective User Testing
04
Mar 2009
With the rapid changes happening on the web, it is imperative to keep one simple thing in mind – usability. So you have your design, it looks great – stunning – but is it usable? Can users find the information they want quickly and easily? or better yet, can you creatively direct users to where you want them to go? here is a quick and easy usability test.
Category: Usability, User Interface
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Recently my company decided to adopt the Agile method of software development. While this sounds scary at first, it is actually quite a good thing – but there are a few tips to know about when it comes to UI and UX design within the Agile environment.
Category: Design, Usability, User Interface
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