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usability

The Big M Conference in Bath
On Monday, I travelled down to the beautiful city of Bath to attend The Big M — “a brand new independent mobile focused event aimed at those who want to learn from and connect with the very best people in the industry.” Read more – ‘The Big M Conference in Bath’.
Dear Apple Inc.
Please fix the search UI in Safari on the iPhone. I’ve been using the iPhone for some time now and overall, the interface is really slick. The buttons are consistently placed and this gives a really strong user experience. Everything appears to be in the obvious place. The trouble is, I like to search the [...] Read more – ‘Dear Apple Inc.’.
Portal UI Design Patterns
Here are the slides from a talk I gave at the European Luminis User Group in Nottingham last week. Outlined are some thoughts behind reusable UI elements in the Luminis portal at the University of Nottingham. Portal UI Design Patterns Read more – ‘Portal UI Design Patterns’.
Templating Confluence for enhanced usability
I love Confluence. It’s simple. It’s easy to use. It’s hierarchical, so you can build a nice structure. But… I hate Confluence. I can’t find anything. Ever. It’s hierarchical, but which branch in the hierarchy is my content located in? Damnit, the Lucene powered search doesn’t seem to be able to find what I’m searching [...] Read more – ‘Templating Confluence for enhanced usability’.