iPad Paper-Prototyping bei der Omni Group

Linda Sharps beschreibt recht nett, wie das derzeit UI der iPad-Version des OmniGraphSketcher entsteht.

Anyway, I thought some of you might be interested in seeing how some of our iPad development work is happening for OmniGraphSketcher. Now obviously we do a lot of mockups in [...] OmniGraffle. But when it comes to envisioning how something works on a piece of hardware no one can actually use yet, a lot of people here are going low-tech to try and figure it out.

→ Designing OmniGraphSketcher for the iPad

Prototyping in the Wild

…so der Titel einer sehr guten Präsentation von Todd Warfel, über die Theresa Neil folgendens schreibt:

I was so inspired by his approach that I changed the way we work. We have now moved away from large decks of wireframes and interaction notes- and embraced the 70% rule. We design 70% then build a prototype.

Wenn das nicht vielversprechend klingt, liebe Zielgruppe, dann weiß ich es auch nicht…

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Lesenswertes vom 15.11.2009 – Über Usability Testing

Usability Testing Versus Expert Reviews | UXmatters
"In this Ask UXmatters column [..] our experts discuss the use of usability testing versus expert reviews."
Five Techniques for Getting Buy-In for Usability Testing | User Interface Engineering
"Through our own research at UIE, and in our ongoing discussions with expert usability practitioners, we’ve identified several proven techniques for getting stakeholders onboard."
Three Tips to Keep Usability Testing on Track | ClickZ
"[M]y aim in this column is to list a few things to watch out for, based on a project we're testing right now.

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Lesenswertes vom 11.11.2009 – Über Präsentationen

Visual Attention | Presentation at slideshare
"Slides from a talk by Dr Chris Atherton about the brain's limits of attention and cognitive load, and how we can work around that to ensure that we still have people's attention."
Why do people make bad slides? | Speaker Confessions
"So why then are bad slides so popular? Here’s some theories."
Why Learning from PowerPoint Lectures is Frustrating | Carolyn Blog
"However, subject matter being equal, the biggest influence on the quality of the class, and sometimes the most frustrating, is the teaching style of the professor. Some students just learn better from different styles of teaching than others. Recently I came to the conclusion that I do not learn well from classes in which the lectures are based on PowerPoint presentations."
Uncovering Steve Jobs’ Presentation Secrets – BusinessWeek
"For his new book, communications coach Carmine Gallo watched hours of Jobs' keynotes. Here he identifies the five elements of every presentation by the Apple CEO"

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