Usability in the Movies
This Alertbox post by usability guru Jakob Nielsen is a few weeks old now, but still worth mentioning. The way people use computers in movies always cracks me up. Movies sure do paint a rosy picture as I struggle with clients to make sure simple things like forms are laid out in simple and effective ways. I generally find myself watching movies and TV uttering things like, "Oh, yeah right!" and "Are you kidding me?" as the hero (or villain as the case may be) easily breaks into complex government mainframes, which, for some unknown reason, have beautifully designed user interfaces. I guess command line stuff is too old school...
Check out the complete article, but here are a few of my favorite highlights...
1. The Hero Can Immediately Use Any UI
4. Integration is Easy, Data Interoperates
5. Access Denied / Access Granted
6. Big Fonts
Phil Hertzler | 12.27.06 | 0 comment(s)
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