Crude Technologies

Usability week ending August 21st

Wednesday, 17th August, 11:33 AM
@ericasadun Your app page clearly shows it has OneStar, but your app didn't automatically call 911 after my car accident. ONE STAR

Tuesday, 16th August, 6:39 PM
What if nobody knows what your icons mean? Guess what -- chances are, they don't: http://j.mp/rj02xj #ux #ui #icons

Tuesday, 16th August, 12:25 PM
@ericasadun have a look at StarFall HD http://j.mp/q5EvFv and the more complex SpaceStation: Frontier HD (40% off) http://j.mp/qhNfnX

Monday, 15th August, 11:23 AM
NYT paywall is porous, but that’s a feature, not a bug. Allows anybody to read any article they like, makes NYT inviting: http://j.mp/qjWDVH

Monday, 15th August, 10:07 AM
To be competitive, Google+Motorola first have to design amazing integrated products, which neither's really done before: http://j.mp/mSFXLa

Sunday, 14th August, 4:59 PM
It's not that PC manufacturers are quitters. It’s that they have the entirely wrong mindset to build must-have products: http://j.mp/pPcj6p

via twitter.com/terretta

Thursday, 4th November, 1:30 PM
Web designers, keep your page sizes down. It’s for your own (and your users') good: http://j.mp/9QDkjV #ux #performance

Monday, 1st November, 11:40 AM
Users pay close attention to photos with relevant information, ignore fluffy pictures used for looks: http://j.mp/cjLqtw #ia #ui

via twitter.com/terretta

Saturday, 22nd May, 8:56 AM
Most clients are good clients, and some #clients are great clients. But some jobs are just never going to work out well: http://j.mp/a62JlZ

Thursday, 20th May, 9:28 AM
#Google Font Directory--free #fonts to be web embedded and used directly--not ready for Firefox, Chrome on Windows: http://j.mp/bEUgrx

Wednesday, 19th May, 11:20 AM
Fixing bad writing costs American corporations as much as $3.1 billion annually: http://j.mp/bFQLKS #grammar #language #usability

Tuesday, 18th May, 6:49 PM
The beauty of #typography--writing systems and #calligraphy of the world can inform #design of international projects: http://j.mp/agDbZv

Monday, 17th May, 9:12 AM
The model for sustaining customer loyalty is reverse engineering user awesomeness: http://j.mp/c68CjM #ux

via twitter.com/terretta

Friday, 13th November, 1:51 PM
Test these conversion tips to improve your website's checkout process: http://j.mp/4dZH0M #ia #ux #ui #ecommerce

Thursday, 12th November, 6:21 PM
5 Tips Attract Clients--respond fast to email, negotiate scope not price, show success, use pretty things, be personal: http://j.mp/4jtKEP

Wednesday, 11th November, 5:05 PM
User-friendliness and fascism--interplay of aesthetics (Apple has in spades) and centralized control (Apple also has): http://j.mp/OXJuX #ux

Tuesday, 10th November, 12:56 PM
Error messages are part of your user interface, and need to treated as such. They need to be designed: http://j.mp/2zDafY #ux #ui #ia

Monday, 9th November, 6:07 PM
No more jaggies or blurries--web typography discussion with examples of how browsers handle anti-aliasing: http://j.mp/OeZLM #fonts #ux

via twitter.com/terretta