Comments on: Fewer templates, more user experience http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/ A blog on entrepreneurship, user experience, and web innovation. Published by Fred Oliveira. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Anjali http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Anjali Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:28:45 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-2240 It's true that most companies are clueless about the rich harvest they can get from early user research & user-centered design. I had the experience of working on a usability job with a major brand, helping test their pilot web application with internal users. It seemed more a formality like, you know, we need to get in a usability consultant to quiet some discontent here, so lets get them in for a 2 week stint. Now, 2 weeks are great for a smallish website, but this was a pretty complex & large web application. The rush-rush job ensured that only the bare surface was skimmed, which suited the company: they didn't want to hear what was wrong with an application they had developed for the past year or more! It’s true that most companies are clueless about the rich harvest they can get from early user research & user-centered design. I had the experience of working on a usability job with a major brand, helping test their pilot web application with internal users. It seemed more a formality like, you know, we need to get in a usability consultant to quiet some discontent here, so lets get them in for a 2 week stint. Now, 2 weeks are great for a smallish website, but this was a pretty complex & large web application. The rush-rush job ensured that only the bare surface was skimmed, which suited the company: they didn’t want to hear what was wrong with an application they had developed for the past year or more!

]]> By: Adlucent Search Engine Marketing http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2154 Adlucent Search Engine Marketing Wed, 31 May 2006 03:49:23 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-2154 You hit the nail on the head. If it were only easier to assign a value to the user experience as easy as it is to your typical conversions. Build for the user and the viral marketing that occurs through time will build more value than any single design driven decision you can make. You hit the nail on the head. If it were only easier to assign a value to the user experience as easy as it is to your typical conversions. Build for the user and the viral marketing that occurs through time will build more value than any single design driven decision you can make.

]]> By: Stop Being Carbon » Blog Archive » Austrian Airlines - Like a smile in the sky?! http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Stop Being Carbon » Blog Archive » Austrian Airlines - Like a smile in the sky?! Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:10:17 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1379 [...] …said a wise man a few weeks ago. Well, some webdesigners don’t seem to think that this is the key to success. Today I wanted to look for a flight to the US or to London, or wherever, with Austrian Airlines. I really didn’t bother about the date, it just had to be cheap. So far so good. Nice design (they are still using tables, but okay, I can live with that). It even looks easy to search for a flight, but trust me, it really isn’t. [...] [...] …said a wise man a few weeks ago. Well, some webdesigners don’t seem to think that this is the key to success. Today I wanted to look for a flight to the US or to London, or wherever, with Austrian Airlines. I really didn’t bother about the date, it just had to be cheap. So far so good. Nice design (they are still using tables, but okay, I can live with that). It even looks easy to search for a flight, but trust me, it really isn’t. [...]

]]> By: Labnotes » Blog Archive » links for 2006-01-14 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Labnotes » Blog Archive » links for 2006-01-14 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:35:35 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1231 [...] WeBreakStuff » Less templates, more user experience (tags: webdesign) [...] [...] WeBreakStuff » Less templates, more user experience (tags: webdesign) [...]

]]> By: TECHNOSIGHT » Opportunities 2006 - Usability http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 TECHNOSIGHT » Opportunities 2006 - Usability Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:23:23 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1230 [...] If a web product or service requires a conversation prior to its use, chances are it wasn’t designed with the user in mind. Frederico Oliveira, a design expert, puts it as follows: Usability, user experience and information architecture need to be present from the start of development and design. [...] [...] If a web product or service requires a conversation prior to its use, chances are it wasn’t designed with the user in mind. Frederico Oliveira, a design expert, puts it as follows: Usability, user experience and information architecture need to be present from the start of development and design. [...]

]]> By: 混迹@上海 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 混迹@上海 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:17:26 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1219 <strong>别糟蹋你的Beta版...</strong> Don’t Blow Your BetaBy Michae AmingtonVia Techcrunch（节译）第一印象你所要记得的第一件事情就是，早期用户对你的印象只有一个。你要么一下吸引他们的注意力要么一下失去这些注意力。只要你能成功地引起注意，以后的事情就好办了。如果你让他们对你的网站感到厌倦，那么接下来的将会是一场任务艰巨的战斗。所以，最基本的，别糟蹋你的第一印象。...... 别糟蹋你的Beta版…

Don’t Blow Your BetaBy Michae AmingtonVia Techcrunch（节译）第一印象你所要记得的第一件事情就是，早期用户对你的印象只有一个。你要么一下吸引他们的注意力要么一下失去这些注意力。只要你能成功地引起注意，以后的事情就好办了。如果你让他们对你的网站感到厌倦，那么接下来的将会是一场任务艰巨的战斗。所以，最基本的，别糟蹋你的第一印象。……

]]> By: Allthatscool.com http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Allthatscool.com Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:46:13 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1218 <strong>My Start-up Tool Kit...</strong> A few months ago I did a short post called "Why you should start a Internet Company Today". Turns out, that short post has become the most read post here at ATC. Go figure. So, for my benefit, I wanted...... My Start-up Tool Kit…

A few months ago I did a short post called “Why you should start a Internet Company Today”. Turns out, that short post has become the most read post here at ATC. Go figure. So, for my benefit, I wanted……

]]> By: TechCrunch » Don’t Blow Your Beta http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 TechCrunch » Don’t Blow Your Beta Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:28:38 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1212 [...] Fred Oliveira: Fewer templates, more user experience (good advice on design and usability) [...] [...] Fred Oliveira: Fewer templates, more user experience (good advice on design and usability) [...]

]]> By: 謹賀新年、Firefox2 - Bon Echo — OpenStratus Archive http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 謹賀新年、Firefox2 - Bon Echo — OpenStratus Archive Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:29:39 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1195 [...] 繰り返しますが、今年はウェブアプリケーションの年。WeBreakStuff » Fewer templates, more user experienceにも書かれているとおり、ウェブアプリケーションのツボは、はやりのカラースキームや豊富なテーマを提供することよりも、繰り返し訪れてくれるインターフェースづくりが重要だと思います。万人に受け入れられるインターフェース作りは決して容易なことではありませんが、そこをキャッチー・毒々しいカラーリングでごまかすのではなく、使い勝手をとことんまで追求した物作りを、今後登場するであろうサービス（もちろん既存のサービスにも）期待したいものです。ユーザエクペリエンスを限りなく追求すると、del.icio.usのようなスパルタンなデザインになるのかな。 [...] [...] 繰り返しますが、今年はウェブアプリケーションの年。WeBreakStuff » Fewer templates, more user experienceにも書かれているとおり、ウェブアプリケーションのツボは、はやりのカラースキームや豊富なテーマを提供することよりも、繰り返し訪れてくれるインターフェースづくりが重要だと思います。万人に受け入れられるインターフェース作りは決して容易なことではありませんが、そこをキャッチー・毒々しいカラーリングでごまかすのではなく、使い勝手をとことんまで追求した物作りを、今後登場するであろうサービス（もちろん既存のサービスにも）期待したいものです。ユーザエクペリエンスを限りなく追求すると、del.icio.usのようなスパルタンなデザインになるのかな。 [...]

]]> By: pedro mg http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2005/12/less-templates-more-user-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 pedro mg Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:01:42 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/?p=164#comment-1192 {create a feel-at-home sense} well, talking about managing trust. Yes, a dilema. Many think its a natural born thing, but the "basics" can_be_learned. I think i understand the trust you are refering to, as in a more almost poethical/romantic style: the questiona is -> it can be possible! Not allways, but sometimes. And when it happens, good things are brought to life. A trust in a result_driven sense. A little more trust may take us to a creative_result_sense. The sometimes small gap may be the diference. Not only one or two variables are involved in web-app creation. The core function of the app helps define user-experience. Some apps (web or not) will even never provide user-experience due to the object of their existance/function. But on those that can, centering the user, defining clear ways to his navigation, provide good usability, making him understand the (try always simple) rules, create a feel-at-home sense is key to sucess. Look to a web-app as an equation is important: the result should be true. Given the user input variables, wich consists on clicking, scrolling, searching, typing, accepting, canceling, adding, removing, changing, etc, when leaving the site the sense of frustation is a killer. {create a feel-at-home sense}

well, talking about managing trust. Yes, a dilema. Many think its a natural born thing, but the “basics” can_be_learned. I think i understand the trust you are refering to, as in a more almost poethical/romantic style: the questiona is -> it can be possible! Not allways, but sometimes. And when it happens, good things are brought to life. A trust in a result_driven sense. A little more trust may take us to a creative_result_sense. The sometimes small gap may be the diference.

Not only one or two variables are involved in web-app creation. The core function of the app helps define user-experience. Some apps (web or not) will even never provide user-experience due to the object of their existance/function. But on those that can, centering the user, defining clear ways to his navigation, provide good usability, making him understand the (try always simple) rules, create a feel-at-home sense is key to sucess.
Look to a web-app as an equation is important: the result should be true. Given the user input variables, wich consists on clicking, scrolling, searching, typing, accepting, canceling, adding, removing, changing, etc, when leaving the site the sense of frustation is a killer.

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