UKNM: Inspection - USABILITY

[John McCarthy]

>Many applications appear to either treat you as a novice or an fully

trained user with the result being

> a very frustrating section in the middle for those who only know a small

amount.

> A well designed site allows for quick access to those skilled but does not

lock out

> those who are still traversing a learning curve.


Good points. You've introduced a dynamic notion of usability that allows the

move from

simple to complex - basically this is ease of learning.


This dynamic notion applies to both user and site designer.

ie. What functionality do I add to my site in the future?

Will a design decision made in the early days impact on future additions?

Will changing my site layout alienate my audience?



(For a wide angle view cf. the "learning society" politic, the emphasis

on learning in the business world and the concept of design patterns in

computational theory)



 Dr. John



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