Jakob Nielsen has written an informative entry to Alertbox this week titled, Reviving Advanced Hypertext, the column comments on some of the new features on the web today, including explicit …
IAWIKI Sydney Meet on Wednesday
Thank you to the 20 or so people who came to the IA meet in Sydney organised by Eric from IAWiki. It was great to meet with fellow peers both …
Typography Outline and Shape affects word recognition
This Microsoft paper within their Typography and Cleartype section titled, The science of word recognition, comments on evidence within cognitive psychology that indicates we use the letters within words to …
The Use of Faceted Classification
Heidi Adkisson has posted on the Use of Faceted Classification in Web Design Practices which examines how e-commerce sites use faceted classification to help people find products. A series of …
Eye tracking 2004 research findings
Steve Outing and Laura Ruel have summarised their 2004 findings of eye tracking technology using Eyetrack III and multimedia content. The tests observed 46 people for one hour as their …
Peter Morville 2004 IA research and literature
Peter Morville has posted a summary of his summer research findings within Information Architecture, grouping university papers, readings and journals he has found most valuable and useful. His summary includes, …
The NextD Design Journal
An interesting journal titled, The NextD Design Journal looks at a variety of topics and areas, including human-centered design, navigation, innovation, interaction and research.
The IBM History Flow research project
I’ve been reading up on a variety of projects whilst here in the UK. One I found particularly interesting is the IBM History Flow research project. The project is part …
IBM developerWorks web blogs
Here is a listing of some of the active blogs within IBM’s Developer Works website. They include, Kurt Bittner – Software Development, Grady Booch – Software Architecture, Simon Johnston, Michael …
Information Design paper
An interesting paper by David Sless from CRIA titled, Theory for practice. The paper looks at five principles of Information Design – politics, position, parsimony, politeness, and performance and was …
Peter J. Bogaards InfoDesign resource site
I came across a useful site by Peter J. Bogaards, founder of Dutch company Bogieland and a recognised leader in the field of IA, Information Design and UCD. InfoDesign is …
International Institute for Information Design
The International Institute for Information Design, based in Vienna Austria, is a body concerned over the better understanding of cultural and economic issues associated with visual communication with a focus …
A review of Ani Phyo new book – Return On Design
There is a great review by James McNally of Ani Phyo’s new Return On Design book in Digital Web Magazine. The book is one of the first I have come …
HCI subject at UTS with Dr. Toni Robertson
I started my HCI postgraduate subject at UTS last night with Dr. Toni Robertson. Here is the list of recommended readings/books: 1. Preece, Jenny, Yvonne Rogers, Hellen Sharp (2001), Interaction …
Edward Tufte’s 2nd edition book of Envisioning Information
I revist design master Edward Tufte’s website to look for his 2nd edition of his book, Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information (2nd Edition) and also to revisit the ASK-ET section, where users/people …