Did you know that Warner Brothers deliberately destroyed the animation cells for most of their back catalog in a fire in the desert because of the same storage issues (and the fact that acetate is highly flamable and therefore a fire risk to store around celuoid and silver nitrate film stocks).
If you'd ever wondered why production cells for classic cartoons were so valuable, that's why. Even though they used hundreds of thousands of them to make the cartoons, most of the remaining cells ar eones that were taken home by staff or visitors as souvineers.
I also helps to know that with a few exceptions (like banks), most fire codes require doors to open outwards so that in an evacuation scenario people don't get stuck behind an inwards opening door with other people pushing up behind them.
Disclaimer, I haven't done any UI design in nearly 10 years and I originally trained as an architect (buildings).
I always viewed good UI design as being like a well laid out kitchen. All your essential and frequently used tools are within arms reach of where you are currently working and everything else should be exactly where you look for them. Certain things are always visible/accessible, other things are kept behind cupboard doors when not in use.
Usability is by very definition about how you use the tool, rather than the presentation layer. It's about efficient workflows. However, that said, there's no reason why it has to be unattractive. Things can be elegant and well designed for functionalitity. People generally respond better to an attractive interface, making things easy to read improves the communication of how a UI element may function. Well designed icons can communicate concepts more effectively than words, especialy in a multi-lingual environment, but may not be appropriate for more complex or meta concepts.
Ironically, it was originally published under the title "The Psychology of Every Day Things", but was retitled because Nielson kept finding it shelved in the wrong areas of libraries and bookshops.
Most of the year we leave the drapes closed at our place (southern Australia), in summer it's to keep out the heat, in winter it's because it's still dark when I leave for work in the morning, and is dark again when I get home.
I grew up in a small coutnry town where my father was one of the few local electrical contractors and was also a volunteer ambulance man. Based on some of the stories he used to tell me, people as a general rule don't show electricity nearly enough respect.
I have this theory, that because people can see water leaking, they don't think twice about calling a plumber. But because they can't see electricity leaking it doesn't occur to them to call an electrician before they tinker with things they really don't understand.
I count 6 plus assorted territories now. Don't they teach you math or geography in New Zealand[1]?
[1] Point of trivia, New Zealand was supposed to come on board as a state when Australia federated, but backed out at the last minute. Looks like they've been second guessing that decision ever since.
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Did you know that Warner Brothers deliberately destroyed the animation cells for most of their back catalog in a fire in the desert because of the same storage issues (and the fact that acetate is highly flamable and therefore a fire risk to store around celuoid and silver nitrate film stocks).
If you'd ever wondered why production cells for classic cartoons were so valuable, that's why. Even though they used hundreds of thousands of them to make the cartoons, most of the remaining cells ar eones that were taken home by staff or visitors as souvineers.
Bah, Norman not Neilson. I have both of them on my bookshelf.
I also helps to know that with a few exceptions (like banks), most fire codes require doors to open outwards so that in an evacuation scenario people don't get stuck behind an inwards opening door with other people pushing up behind them.
Disclaimer, I haven't done any UI design in nearly 10 years and I originally trained as an architect (buildings).
I always viewed good UI design as being like a well laid out kitchen. All your essential and frequently used tools are within arms reach of where you are currently working and everything else should be exactly where you look for them. Certain things are always visible/accessible, other things are kept behind cupboard doors when not in use.
Usability is by very definition about how you use the tool, rather than the presentation layer. It's about efficient workflows. However, that said, there's no reason why it has to be unattractive. Things can be elegant and well designed for functionalitity. People generally respond better to an attractive interface, making things easy to read improves the communication of how a UI element may function. Well designed icons can communicate concepts more effectively than words, especialy in a multi-lingual environment, but may not be appropriate for more complex or meta concepts.
Migraine or hangover do you practice what you preach?
Ironically, it was originally published under the title "The Psychology of Every Day Things", but was retitled because Nielson kept finding it shelved in the wrong areas of libraries and bookshops.
Surely these are Pokemon.
I hurd you liek mudskips :P
Most of the year we leave the drapes closed at our place (southern Australia), in summer it's to keep out the heat, in winter it's because it's still dark when I leave for work in the morning, and is dark again when I get home.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein
I grew up in a small coutnry town where my father was one of the few local electrical contractors and was also a volunteer ambulance man. Based on some of the stories he used to tell me, people as a general rule don't show electricity nearly enough respect.
I have this theory, that because people can see water leaking, they don't think twice about calling a plumber. But because they can't see electricity leaking it doesn't occur to them to call an electrician before they tinker with things they really don't understand.
And another copy. ;(
Maybe the "S" stands for "Steve".
You forgot Luxor Jnr, Knick Knack, For the Birds, bounding, etc...
But is it an Apple Extended Keyboard - those things rocked.
RIP Steve Jobs, before his time with so much more he could have contributed.
That's ok, they'll make it up in volume... oh, wait...
Probably should have mentioned, the link is NSFW.
A Doug Anthony Allstars fan I take it.
Probably not much, given it would be (as positited) a cafe, not a grocery store. Woolworths do not have instore cafes.
Now I know who to blame for my husband getting that silly idea.
Fail troll is fail. Not a big market for bridal dresses around here.
You need to hang out in the Goldshire Inn apparently, or the SW/IF tram stations.
You missed Victoria, but ACT sits in NSW. There's also NT and an assortment of island territories.
I thought it was referred to as League or Union. Aussie Rules is referred to as footy. At least down here 'south of the border'.
I count 6 plus assorted territories now. Don't they teach you math or geography in New Zealand[1]?
[1] Point of trivia, New Zealand was supposed to come on board as a state when Australia federated, but backed out at the last minute. Looks like they've been second guessing that decision ever since.