Usability Bulletin. Issue number 15

Aaron Marcus. 12 myths about mobile user interfaces | UPA Monthly, January 2008 | 7 rules of usability of websites designed for mobile devices | Site pagination: how to do it right | Tag clouds: overview and usage examples | Gennady Dragun: Attempts to visualize the concept



Aaron Marcus. 12 myths about mobile user interfaces
Developers have many illusions and misconceptions about user interface design for mobile devices and platforms. A veteran in the field of a graphical interface with thirty-five years of experience debunks some conceptual misconceptions and offers a different perspective on a number of other problems.
UPA Monthly, January 2008
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7 rules for usability of websites designed for mobile devices
The number of people using the Internet from mobile devices has greatly increased over the past few years. In the UK, for example, the mobile phone market is close to saturation, and more and more browsers installed on mobile devices allow you to browse regular websites designed for standard computers. According to 3G.co.uk, 20% of all mobile phone users in the UK access the Internet from their mobile devices.
Site pagination: how to do it right
The structure and hierarchy helps to streamline the site, simplify work with it and improve perception. The more thoughtful the placement of articles on your site, the easier it is for people to understand your ideas, and the more likely you are to achieve your goal. On the Internet you can achieve this in many ways. In documents, headings and lists are often used to present information in the form of structured information blocks. An alternative to this method of logical structuring is pagination of a site - a mechanism that provides users with additional navigation options for viewing individual sections of a single publication. Publication sections are numbered, various types of links are put on them - for example, a table of contents with an indication of the order of the pages, as well as hints and links that allow you to go to the next or the next
Tag clouds: overview and usage examples
In this article, we will look at several examples of tag clouds, show their shortcomings, and offer several effective practical approaches to the use of tags and links.
Gennady Dragun: Attempts to visualize the concept
In his speech at the User Experience Russia 2007 conference, Gennady Dragun, lead information architect from EPAM, discussed in detail the models incorporated by leading usability authors into the very concept of User Experience.
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