User Experience Design, Usability Analysis, Product Strategies, Strategic Design January 5, 2009
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Web Browsing through Handheld Media April 26, 2008
Posted by Akash Srivastava in Others.Tags: Handheld Devices, User Experience
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Mobiles, PDAs, Palm Tops etc. have been described as the future access devices for the Web browsing. In next few years’ time, there will be more people accessing the Internet via mobile devices than via conventional PCs.
Here is an interesting snippet. Japan had a higher number of mobile internet users than those who used PC to access the web in 2005. According to a white paper by the Japanese government, at the end of 2005, there were 69.2 million people using the Internet from mobile devices, compared to 66 million conventional PC users. The Ministry of Information and Communications’ annual “Information and Communications in Japan” white paper said, of these two user groups, 48.6 million use both a mobile device and a conventional PC. This takes Japan total Internet population to 85.3 million users – essentially two in every three people in the country.
In the recent years web is being used for more serious business applications. Mr. Avinash (Manager – Corporate Communication DLF Group) needs access to his official mails anytime and anywhere and feel mobiles and PDAs are good mediums. It is small and easy to carry. WAP sites can serve the information purpose better than conventional PC web access.
In the changing scenario can we depend on conventional ways to access web? Big Giants like Google, Yahoo! are developing their WAP strength to facilitate the users. Do companies restricting themselves to specific mediums can grow further?
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Design for Users April 26, 2008
Posted by Akash Srivastava in Others.Tags: Design, Design Frustrations, Expectations, User Requirements
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In the era where technology is seeking new comforts for users; is it worthwhile to design a product without keeping in mind user’s acceptance? Is the poorly designed interface a cause why so many products are never been used? Will the poorly designed products have any future?
Design is all about enhancing the way people work and communicate. Designing interactive products requires considering who and how user will be going to use it. Now think… how many interactive products do we use in a day? Mobile Phone, Microwave, Car, ATM, Television etc. and how many products do you like to use which are hard to understand? Now this is where an Interaction Designer’s role starts. Designer needs to have an understanding of their business and the requirements of their customers.
According to a research we have only 30seconds of a user which actually plays important role taking a decision whether to go ahead or not. If we get success utilizing those 30 seconds, we will end-up with better business/user base.
Interaction Designers create usable products and services based on the:
- Understanding of real users- and their goals
- Knowledge
- User Expectations and Frustrations
- User Capabilities etc.
