Learning Usability in design

1. Design Usability in Learning Avijit Paul, FCM, Multimedia University avijit.paul@mmu.edu.my

4. Attractive Bias Make baby face – big eye, cute look to show honesty, convincing Create mature impression to show knowledge, Authority, power

5. Consistency Traffic light Play, pause in VCR, Ipod, TV

6. Control Beginners do best with least control Experts to best with most control Less is more

8. Constrains User constrain to simplify designs and minimize errors

10. Face-ism

11. Entry point Minimal barriers - easy to enter Points of prospect – how easy it is to go to the point of interest Progressive lure

13. Five hat racks Category Time Location Alphabet Continuum

16. Forgiveness Reversibility of action aka undo Confirmation Warning Help Safety nets

17. Hick’s law Time to make decisions

18. What are we covering? Aesthetic Usability effect (attractive bias) Consistency Control Constrain Face-ism Forgiveness Hick’s law