Links for 2006-03-14

In Links on 14 March 2006 with no comments

• How To Be A Web Design Superhero
  Cool presentation on what makes a great web designer.
  (tags: .pdf webdesign presentations)
• People use software they like, by Jeffrey Veen
  Jeff Veen describes how a top down approach to software adoption in the corporate arena usually doesn’t work. He describes how the AP wiki was gradually introduced into the organisation through a few key users.
  (tags: wiki software corporate business usability)
• Complexity causes 50% of product returns: scientist – Yahoo! News
  Product complaints and returns are often caused by poor design, but companies frequently dismiss them as “nuisance calls,” — another case for the importance of good design.
  (tags: productdesign design products)
• Looks Good Works Well: Slides from eTech Talk
  Bill Scott’s eTech talk on how interaction design patterns can be used to engage the user, to create relevance and loyalty.
  (tags: patterns Yahoo! web2.0 presentations IxD interactiondesign)

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