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25
Apr 2008

When replacing obsolete icons…

One of the most sensitive subjects in a product revision project is the management of reactions to change, the transition between old and new.  How..

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15
Apr 2008

IA Summit: Day 4

It’s 1 in the morning and here I am back in Montreal after the last day of the conference: quite the positive experience. Some of..

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14
Apr 2008

Guidance : Readability and graphic treatment of labels

Self-proclaimed as the new “Youtube Killer”, Hulu, the project of both NBC and News Corp, just came out as a public beta. The launching was..

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13
Apr 2008

IA Summit: Day 3

On this third day of the IA Summit, a specific presentation in particular inspired me: “Extending the gaming experience to conventional UIs” by John Ferrara.  It showed..

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12
Apr 2008

IA Summit: Day 2

As expected, the day started off with Jared Spool’s keynote.  Always funny and provocative, his presentation was based on an expression the left everyone perplexed:..

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11
Apr 2008

IA Summit: Day 1

So here I am, at the most important event for information architects, the IA Summit being held in Miami this year.  It’s the moment that the community..

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18
Mar 2008

Usability testing: integrating eye-tracking and mouse clicks

Our usability test lab has a software environment allowing for capture, recording, analysis and full interpretation of observable events during a usability test. Moreover, since..

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18
Mar 2008

Labels: how to complicate something simple

Continuing in the series of “design mistakes”, here is a screen shot of a very simple interface where there is a only one button. However,..

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29
Jan 2008

Talking about multiplicity of tasks behind the wheel

For some time now I have wanted to add my two cents to the debate surrounding the use of cell phones while driving. The opportunity..

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16
Jan 2008

Video Games: how to spoil the playing experience by forgetting usability.

During the holidays it is good to get together with friends and family around a video game console and have a hearty laugh. I had..

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