Portfolio
Samples of our work
Names and details have been changed to maintain confidentiality.
UI & Web Design
- AutoInsure Web App Design: Wireframes for new functionality being added to insurance Web-application. [view PDF]
- BioLogic UI Design: Wireframes for a new protein analysis application. [view PDF]
- GeneTech UI Design: Wireframes for a new DNA analysis application. [view PDF]
- Jupiter Conceptual Design: Initial conceptual design for a "thin client" Intranet electronic mail Web-application. [view document]
- Jupiter User-Interface Specification: Detailed user-interface design for a "thin client" Intranet electronic mail Web-application. [view document]
- Digital Agent Server Management Console User-Interface Specification: Detailed user-interface design for a Web-application for managing large collections of servers. [view document]
Expert UI & Web Review
- Effectiveness of Walmart's "Made in USA" Product Labels: Expert Report prepared for Truth in Advertising, 16 June, 2015. [view document]
- Jupiter User-Interface Review: Review of first implementation of a "thin client" Intranet electronic mail Web-application. [view document]
- TeleLink Web-Phone User-Interface Review: Review of beta-release of an internet-enabled portable telephone. [view document]
User Research and Usability Testing
- Contextual User Research: Results from Contextual Inquiry on Database System Administration. [view PDF]
- SmartKart Usability Test Report: Results of an informal usability test of a Web-based shopping service. [view document]
- QRL Test Report: Results of a formal usability test of a Web-based Calendar application. [view document]
Speaking and Training
- Designing with the Mind in Mind: Authors@Google talk series, Feb 2013. [view video]
- Designing for Older Adults: Stanford Seminar on People, Computers, and Design, Jan 2014. [view video]
Other
- A Fork in the Tale: Simplifying the Controls of an Interactive Movie Game. [view document]
- RhythmTutor Scoring Display: Before & After displays from CopperSoft's RhythmTutor music reading instruction software. [view document]
- Advising FTC: Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content? – An FTC Workshop on Native Advertising. [view FTC event page]
Our Books:
Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Guidelines (3rd ed.). An introduction to cognitive and perceptual psychology for software designers and developers. Now in its 3rd edition.
Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population: Towards Universal Design. Rationale and guidelines for designing technology so as not to exclude the almost 40% of the population that is over 50.
Conceptual Models: Core to Good Design. User interfaces are simpler and more task-focused when designers start by constructing a conceptual model of the intended application. This book explains what conceptual models are, how to construct them, and why they are valuable.
GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don’ts and Dos. A completely-updated second edition of the original GUI Bloopers, published in 2007. Available at most booksellers, including: