Tag: intuitive user interfaces

Last week I explained how I thought that “Accuracy” was a better term than “Integrity” when we are communicating with users. The week before that, I said that “Privacy” is a better term than “Confidential”. This is part of my wild idea for replacing “CIA” with “PAR”. Privacy, Accuracy, and Reliability. What Does “Available” Mean […]

You can learn a lot from how Disney World guides its visitors to the sights those visitors want to see. And, when it comes to finding your way around, Disney World is probably a lot more complicated than any website you’ll ever build. Visitors come to Disney World to see the “sights” (the rides, shows, […]

If you want users to find the content/functionality in your website, then your user interface will have to guide users to the content they want. To do that effectively, you need to understand how people find their way to anywhere — and your last experience with checking into a hotel will tell you everything you […]

If your users can’t find the content they want on your website, then it really doesn’t matter if you actually have that content. Here’s what you can learn from the craft of “wayfinding” about helping users find what they want. Architecture may not seem to have much to do with building user interfaces for a […]

You can create User Interfaces that your users will find intuitive…provided you look at the other electronic applications they’re using. Some things require no explanation. If you are this close to a crocodile you don’t move or, if you do, you back away sloooooowly. No signs or shouted instructions are necessary. An ideally “intuitive” User Interface […]