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90percentofeverything: usability blog

90percentofeverything: usability blog

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User experience design, usability and the human side of technology.

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  • The Sinclair C5 Story

    Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 04:59 in bad design

    This lovely image from a recent Erskine Labs blog post reminded me of the charmingly tragic story of the Sinclair C5. Spurred on by his immense success in the computing industry with the ZX80, ZX81 and ZX spectrum, Clive Sinclair set his mind to el...

  • Paul Graham on Simplicity

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 03:07 in theory

    I think we all “get” simplicity these days, but nevertheless this quote from Paul Graham really sums it up: It seems strange to have to emphasize simplicity. You’d think simple would be the default. Ornate is more work. But somethi...

  • Top posts of 2009 on 90percentofeverything.com

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 03:10 in user experience

    Well, it’s almost 2010, so I’m going to pre-empt the glut of 2009 retrospectives by getting mine out there first. In the past year I’ve written almost 100 posts on 90percentofeverything.com, and received over 400 comments. If ther...

  • Google claim their new “fade in” feature provides increased efficiency for users

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 05:13 in user experience

    I admit that Google’s new “fade in” feature is pleasant in a bland sort of way, and seems to be a good move from a branding point of view – but what interests me is that they claim their Multivariate testing research has act...

  • The Romeo & Juliet effect, and how it applies to design.

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 04:48 in theory

    Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee When a barrier is placed between a person and their desires, those desires become intensified. This is because the barrier prevents them from experiencing their desires in the flesh – warts and all – a...

  • New User Experience Link Blog: 90poe.com

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 12:46 in links

    You may have noticed that posts 90percentofeverything.com have dried a bit lately. This is mainly because I’m doing various other cool things, including working on some super-secret projects at Madgex, spending more time with my family, and wat...

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