From: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000060.html
- Many times Activity Based Planning – Activity based user interface design helps
- Invent some users – define some users
- Figure out the important activities
- Figure out the user model — how the user will expect to accomplish those activities
- Sketch out the first draft of the design
- Iterate over your design again and again, making it easier and easier until it’s well within the capabilities of your imaginary users
- Watch real humans trying to use your software. Note the areas where people have trouble, which probably demonstrate areas where the program model isn’t matching the user model.
- A user interface is well-designed when the program behaves exactly how the user thought it would.
- If your program model is nontrivial, it’s probably not the user model
- Every time you provide an option, you’re asking the user to make a decision. Provide options only users care about it
- Use the right metaphor
- Over creativity may be dangerous like try to create fancy looking buttons/controls that confuse users about their functionalities. Consistency is more important.
- User’s don’t read manuals or texts on the dialog boxes, or anything … keep it in mind
- Users can’t control the mouse very well – so think about the areas where there are more use of mouse — what are the alternatives – how less mouse movement can provide the functionalities
- Users can’t remember anything – provide features so that they do not have to remember – like file browsing option than typing file name
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