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usability
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10.15.06Working with one slideI am sitting here working on a presentation. Then I decided to share an example of how I just worked with one single slide. Here we go: In my presentation I am going to talk about four ways to determine the size and potential influence of a blog. This is the first slide I made as an introduction to that part of the presentation: This is pretty clear, but boring. I needed an illustration. So, I grab my digital camera, find a yardstick and snap a picture. Because I had decided to post an article on this I timed the whole ...
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06.16.05An example of good and bad usability designAfter travelling between Oslo and Stockholm several times I started making note of an interesting example of good and bad usability. When you arrive at the platform where you wait for the airport express train in Oslo you meet the following board: It clearly states that the next train will leave at 17:45 And, I ask you: is this really the information you want? If you say "yes, of course I want to know when the train leaves when I am at the station". Think again. I don't think so. This is what you do: You look at the sign: "Okay, the train leaves at 17:45..." Then you ...