Web Usability on a Budget

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1. Web Usability on a Budget Tim G. Thomas Austin Code

   Camp 2012

2. Your Presenter Tim G. Thomas Senior Consultant Headspring [email protected] @timgthomas

   timgthomas.com

3. Thanks to Our Sponsors

4. Agenda What is Usability? Usability in Action Usability in the

   Wild Q&A

5. What is Usability?

6. “Usability” “Ease of Use” “Learnability” “Comfort”

7. Tenets of Usability

8. Do what users expect Minimize cost of failure Work the

   way users work Keep things clear/simple Tenets of Usability

9. Do what users expect Minimize cost of failure Work the

   way users work Keep things clear/simple Tenets of Usability

10. Tenets of Usability Do what users expect Minimize cost of

    failure Work the way users work Keep things clear/simple

11. Tenets of Usability Do what users expect Minimize cost of

    failure Work the way users work Keep things clear/simple

12. Tenets of Usability Do what users expect Minimize cost of

    failure Work the way users work Keep things clear/simple

13. Usability in Action

14. Focus on Tasks, Not Actions

15. Focus on Tasks, Not Actions

16. Emphasize Important Things…

17. Emphasize Important Things…

18. … and Deemphasize Infrequent Actions

19. … and Deemphasize Infrequent Actions

20. Learn (and Use) User Language

21. Learn (and Use) User Language

22. Use Symbology/Iconography

23. Use Symbology/Iconography

24. Add Realistic Interactions

25. Add Realistic Interactions

26. Add a Splash of Color

27. Usability in Action •  Focus on Tasks, Not Actions • 

    Emphasize Important Things •  … and Deemphasize Infrequent Actions •  Learn (and Use) User Language •  Use Symbology/Iconography •  Add Realistic Interactions •  Add a Splash of Color

28. Thanks for Coming! Questions? http://spkr8.com/t/11561