Users are the jelly to designers' peanut butter

By Jessie on November 11, 2008 10:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

So portfolio time has rolled around yet again, and I've learned a lot more this time. Not only did I learn about a new type of videogame known as Interactive Fiction, but more importantly, I learned a lot about myself as a web user. In Steve Krug's book, Don't Make Me Think!, he talked a lot about the average user (which doesn't actually exist), explaining that it is the web designers' responsibility to provide all necessities for a user. Later in the book, Krug explains the importance of organization on a website. But, like I keep saying Over and Over again, Everyone could do themselves a favor and read that book. The biggest thing I learned from this section would be the aspect of teamwork for any website--teamwork between web designers and the general public. Without each other, neither will be satisfied. Usability testing can do no harm, only good.

Coverage: The majority of my blog entries included direct quotes from our assigned texts and a trackback to the course website.

Job-o-rama? Krug Intro-CH3

"There's No Place Like Home" Krug CH4-6 (doesn't have a trackback)

Pulldown menus...my worst nightmare (no trackback)

Got Sanity?

Hidden Information Can Cause Complications Krug9-11

TMI...Krug Ch.12

"I'm Not as Dumb as you think I am"

Avoid Wikipedia Like the Plague

Wikipedia Policy and Pillars

Timliness: Although I have yet to publish a blog entry a full 24 hours before class, I'm getting pretty close, and gave my peers more time to respond to a few of my blog entries.

"There's No Place Like Home" Krug CH4-6

Got Sanity?

TMI..Krug CH. 12

I'm Not as Dumb as You Think I am

I'm thinking too much...Krug Review

Interaction: I started off pretty strong at the start of this section with leaving comments on my peers blogs, and then eased up a little as the section wore on. However, I picked up the slack again towards the end.

I participated in a good conversation on Jed's blog entry, Thank You Steve

I commented on Aja's blog entries, Rocket Surgery and Why Can't They Leave Us Alone?

I also left a comment on Christina's entries, Usability Stupidity and Feral Parrots and Other Birds

And, on Alex's Am I going mad, or did the word "think" escape your lips?

And, I left a brief comment on Shellie's blog, Yay! Change!

Depth: In a few of my blog entries, I went into more detail than I did in others.

There's No Place Like Home

Got Sanity?

Hidden Information Can Cause Complications

I'm not as dumb as you think I am

Avoid Wikipedia Like the Plague

I'm Thinking Too Much