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It’s called “usability testing” (not “user testing”) for a reason: we’re testing the design, not the user

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Summer arrives and with it a little free time. It is a good time in our recommended reading list for the holidays.

The first book is HERE COMES EVERYBODY (How Change Happens When People Come Together) by Clasy Shirky, about people and technology interact as both at the social level, as this affects relationships, the job and media. A lot of views is really useful.

The second book is STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS by Dan (iel) Gilbert a tour of how the human mind, emotions and decisions, with a very enjoyable and easy to read. Very interesting.

The third book is MODULAR WEB DESIGN by Nathan Curtis, if you think that something can be improved in the way of working your team, this is your reading. The book is about how to perform prototyping and documentation in an efficient manner within a development team. The typical book that I always think that we need to write.

Enjoy your summer time and your readings.

Web search engines are now the second most frequently used online computer application, after email. Not long ago, most software applications did not contain a search module. Today, search is fully integrated into operating systems and is viewed as an essential part of most information systems.

en Search User Interfaces.

I’m going to be honest. The reason I’m a designer is a simple one: I like making stuff look pretty.There, I said it. You know my secret. I’ve laid myself bare and that’s a fair way to start a book.
But web design goes beyond making things look pretty. It’s also about making them work. Rather than just concocting passive visuals, web designers create interfaces, systems that allow a person to interact with an object or system to achieve a goal. The best web designs give clear visual signals on how to go about the task.
Web sites—by their very nature—are all interfaces, even though some look more like plain, practical tools …

en  Sexy Web Design.

… la captología se ocupa de investigar las tecnologías de la persuasión. Su tarea clave es la compresión de lo que proporciona a una tecnología interactiva más o menos impacto persuasivo. Y como persuasión  se entiende cualquier “intento” por formar o cambiar conductas, sentimientos o pensamientos sobre un asunto, un objeto o una acción …

en Síndromes modernos

The most important social evolution within the computing professions would be to create a role for the software designer as a champion of the user experience…. What is design? … It’s where you stand with a foot in two worlds—the world of technology and the world of  people and human purposes—and you try to bring the two together.

en Bringing Design to Software