Usablity.Pro Introduction
Transcript of Usablity.Pro Introduction
b h CAbout the CompanyAbout the Companyp y
“We make softwareWe make softwared t b tt bproducts better byproducts better by
f i hWe are a design focusing on theWe are a design focusing on theg gteam based in sunny User Experience”team based in sunny User Experienceteam based in sunny pSouthern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California
W b li i C l i• Web applications • Consumer electronics• Web applications Consumer electronicspp
E t i ft M di l d i• Enterprise software • Medical devicesEnterprise software Medical devices
• Desktop applications • Mobile applications• Desktop applications • Mobile applicationsDesktop applications Mobile applications(iPhone S60/UIQ Windows)(iPhone, S60/UIQ, Windows)(iPhone, S60/UIQ, Windows)
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h DWhat We DoWhat We Do
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R kRecent WorkRecent Work
Handheld Na igation De ice Famil A tomoti e Na igation De ice FamilHandheld Navigation Device Family Automotive Navigation Device Familyg yA t ti i ti d i
g yI th idl h i ld f t blA top‐tier navigation device company In the rapidly changing world of portable p g p y
needed a new design to enhance thep y g g p
navigation devices fresh concepts and anneeded a new design to enhance the navigation devices, fresh concepts and an usability of their next‐generation improved user experience were on orderusability of their next generation h dh ld h l
improved user experience were on order. h f l f d hhandheld units. The result is a This new family of devices is just hitting
ro ndbreakin line of to ch screeny j g
store shel esgroundbreaking line of touch‐screen store shelves.outdoor navigatorsoutdoor navigators.
b dd d f hEmbedded Software Showcase e‐Learning SystemEmbedded Software Showcase e Learning SystemA very well‐known supplier of embedded Motorola needed a simple way toA very well known supplier of embedded
t ft th d fMotorola needed a simple way to d i i t th i li Thisystems software empowers thousands of administer their online courseware. This
consumer electronics and medical devices web based approach incorporated newconsumer electronics and medical devices web‐based approach incorporated new with its graphics library tools. We helped collaborative learning methods in awith its graphics library tools. We helped th d l th i t SDK
collaborative learning methods in a t i htf d li ti d bthem develop their newest SDK straightforward application used by
demonstrations so that they can show thousandsdemonstrations, so that they can show f
thousands.their customers just how beautiful device juser interfaces can beuser interfaces can be.
O hth l i L S i l I t t MiG t A li ti R d iOphthalmic Laser Surgical Instrument MiGente Application Redesignp g pp g
A nearby startup has come up with this new MiGente’s software is used by thousands ofA nearby startup has come up with this new MiGente s software is used by thousands of surgical instrument to make eye surgery store clerks in Hispanic communitiessurgical instrument to make eye surgery
W d l d dstore clerks in Hispanic communities h h N h d C l A imore exact. We developed a modern, throughout North and Central America to p ,
touch screen application that sits in theg
help customers with immigration andtouch‐screen application that sits in the help customers with immigration and operating room, as well as an Internet income tax matters.operating room, as well as an Internet
li ti t h l ti tincome tax matters.
application to help manage patient information and surgical datainformation and surgical data.
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S d ili h d f ?Sound Familiar What can we do for you ?Sound Familiar… What can we do for you ?y
I have lots of product returns orMy Software needs a facelift! M ft i ’t f i dlI have lots of product returns or My Software needs a facelift! My software isn’t user friendly customer feedback claiming thaty y
enough and the engineers justcustomer feedback claiming that
enough, and the engineers just my product is hard to usecan’t seem to make it right
my product is hard to use
We will review your software or sitecan t seem to make it right…
We will review your software or site against known standards and give youagainst known standards, and give you
t i htf d f db k h t’our straightforward feedback on what’s Let us conduct a usability test to see where
up to snuff and what could use someLet us conduct a usability test to see where
up to snuff and what could use some i h ’ k i d i h l
your users are having the most trouble. Then,improvement. That’s ok. First our designers can help you get
your users are having the most trouble. Then, sort them Pareto style and solve the biggest
p g p y gthe interface cleaned up and then we can work
sort them Pareto‐style and solve the biggest the interface cleaned up, and then we can work
challenges firstwith your engineers to develop interface
challenges first.y g p
guidelines that they will be able to followguidelines that they will be able to follow, based on the technologies they’re already usedbased on the technologies they re already used to My device has tons of buttonsto. My device has tons of buttons
d dand I want to give it amodernand I want to give it a modern htouch‐screen
I’m planning the next major version of myI’m planning the next major version of my company’s software and the CEO says “this one I’ve just finishing up thecompany s software, and the CEO says, this one I ve just finishing up the
W d i i t f th t khas to look great” beta and I want to see We can design an interface that works has to look great beta, and I want to see gwith touch screens in all form factors
what user’s will thinkwith touch‐screens in all form factors,
what user s will think… from handhelds to airplane seatbacksfrom handhelds to airplane seatbacks t ll ki kto mall kiosks.
Get us involved early, so that we can help you design in the Call us right now so that we can
y, p y gthings that will make your application stand out Call us right now, so that we can things that will make your application stand out
learn about your application andlearn about your application and bili i biliput a usability review or usability p y y
evaluation together Whether youevaluation together. Whether you get feedback from 5 people or 500,get feedback from 5 people or 500, it’ h l l t b tt th itiit’s a whole lot better than waiting until the code is doneuntil the code is done.
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