Imagine the following scenario. Your development team is tasked with creating a touch screen interface for a computerized order-taking kiosk at El Gato Loco, a chain of fast food Me...

We’ve all heard the fairy-tales about the prince kissing the princess, but the story just ends there; they both live happily ever after, riding off into the sunset, never to be seen again....

Unfortunately, there are many websites that may not be considered usable and push off lots of potential customers just because it's hard to find a menu, or a product price list, or to navigate th...

The Internet has provided us with new ways of doing things such as communicating, gathering information and making business transactions. Websites form the backbone of the Internet. They are prim...

If you’re a designer, you work to communicate and convey meaning. So it’s important that you understand the mechanisms by which things and ideas acquire meaning; more than any other ...

Summary: Breadcrumbs use a single line of text to show a page's location in the site hierarchy. While secondary, this navigation technique is increasingly beneficial...

Summary: Several usability findings lead directly to higher sales and increased customer loyalty. These design tactics should be your first priority when updating yo...

Summary: The ten most egregious offenses against users. Web design disasters and HTML horrors are legion, though many usability atrocities are less common than they ...

This year's winners emphasized an editorial approach to news on the homepage. They also took a pragmatic approach to many hyped "Web 2.0" techniques. While page design is gettin...

We like to be complex in many aspects of our lives. We desire the latest electronic gadget, the most advance technology in our new car, the state-of-the-art digital camera. However, when it comes t...