Bad usability calendars are fun, but as a field, we are often criticized for showing mostly bad examples and not highlighting good designs that are recognized as usable by most. In fact, we often have trouble even agreeing on concrete examples of design that have 'high" usability. There are sites that highlight bad web sites, unusable products, poor signs, bad doc, and consumer products by mainstream companies that are rife with design flaws. It would be good to create a "good usability" calendar and sites that highlight designs that are considered usable. There are magazines that have the Top 100 designs, but many of those may not actually be usable (I'm thinking the round mouse that surfaces once every twenty years to win industrial design awards, but in fact, is not very usable).
Perhaps when we show bad examples in presentations, we should be required to show an improved version (before/after shots). Chauncey ________________________________________________________________ *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
