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Man, I do this all the time in professional settings -- I figured it's better than the generic "Thanks," which people, including myself, would use even if the message doesn't have anything to "thank" for.
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Pretty. I like the "fog" effect on the outer glow -- tricky variation on the almost cliche Photoshop trick.
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This is nuts -- some HP digital cameras have a built-in tool to make people appear thinner in photographs.
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Oh gosh -- this site is going to absolutely wipe out my productivity.
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Pilates studio in Brooklyn. I like the studio's unique name and their site's engaging copy. Almost valid XHTML Strict markup, too. Great example of a website done right.
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I like the approach on this page: to pick a color for a laser pointer, the user clicks an "Order" button that corresponds to the color she wants to purchase.
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Usability testing should be an iterative practice, completed several times during the design and development life-cycle. The end result is an improved product and a better understanding of the users that we're designing for.
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A persona is a fictional representation of the typical customer or user of a website, developed from data. Personas give designers a more tangible representation of an audience.
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I'll be blogging on this soon. This has the makings of a great Disney-esque movie some years from now.
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Incidentally, "Webmaster" is my new job title - it's on my business card and everything (I have business cards?!). It makes feel all warm inside that Google loves me.
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Let's just say I could really use this.
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Another Nielsen article on heatmaps that show what people look at on pages. Key take-away: "Users won't read your text thoroughly in a word-by-word manner."
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Continuing my Jakob Nielsen roll.
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This makes my life SO much easier.
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This also makes my life so much easier.
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Old Jakob Nielsen article on why people who use websites say one thing but do another, suggesting that observation is better than surveys or focus groups as a way to figure out needs. He does note that short surveys can be useful in some circumstances.
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Another classic by Nielsen.
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I guess I'm on a Jakob Nielsen tear today.
