This is why World Usability Day was started a few years ago. It is a way to try to educate the public that they don't have to settle for difficult to use products, that there is a large group of people that can help make things easier. World Usability Day is growing each year so I can only hope we are making a difference, even if it is a small difference right now.
Susie Robson The MathWorks Sr. Usability Specialist 1.508.647.7685 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patricia Garcia Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why do crappy interfaces sell? I agree with educating people more. I found in user testing how much people put themselves down when they are having a hard time with the task. I tell them they are doing fine and if they can't find it, it means it's not there. Figuratively speaking in most cases as it is there, the design has just made it difficult to see. So, should we start with demonstrations on the street or something a bit more subtle? I'm thinking about those truth commercials about smoking, perhaps we can hold our protests in front of the offending companies? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24918 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
