Posts Tagged ‘Usability’

What’s Up With Wire Frames?

Wire frames are one of the most recognizable deliverables in any Web development project. They’re visual, substantive, and often serve as a blueprint for the actual site. Clients love them because it’s the first tangible proof that something is actually being created. However, wire frames can also cause lots of problems. Many clients don’t understand [...]

Strong P@$$W0rdS – Why They Complicate the User Experience

User names and passwords are an annoying but necessary evil. In the old days, the only password we needed was an ATM PIN. Coming up with a PIN was a chore, but it pales in comparison to what we have to go through today. Is this preoccupation with passwords really making us safer and is [...]

WYSIWYG Syndrome

Why do clients hire experts and then ignore them? What’s interesting is that the Web seems particularly vulnerable to this phenomenon. Why is that? I attribute it to what I’ll call the “WYSIWYG Syndrome”  (WYSIWYG = What you see is what you get). The WYSIWYG Syndrome is a byproduct of several false beliefs: Daily use [...]

Hitting the Bull’s Eye: Top 5 Tactics for Non Profits Targeting Audiences Online

Learn the top five strategies to help target different types of audiences online.