Human Factors

My program gave me the message Rstrd

Info.What does it mean?

That’s restricted

informationBut surely you can tell me!!!

No, no… Rsdrd Info stands for “Restricted

Information”

Hmm… but what does it mean???

It means the program is too busy

to let you log on

Ok, I’ll take a coffee

Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Separate view and editing modes.

Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Prescriptions separate from graphics

Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

collapsed onto one screen(needs formatting)

Double click to edit (mode buttons gone)

Click to get info

Add Undo

Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Much improved UI.

Minimize Memory Load

Dr. Andreas Butz and Dr. Antonio Krüger, User Interface Designhttp://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/~butz/teaching/uid-ws03/pdf/uid111203.pdf

Getting User’s Attention: Colors: All things in moderation

Data Entry: Minimize Memory Load on User

Give user example of proper input Force user to enter correctly formatted data

Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Microsoft's NT Operating System

Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristicshttp://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

Novice User: Helpful Error Messages

Identify The Tasks: Task Frequency

Interaction Styles: Natural Language

Interaction Styles: Examples

Adobe's ImageReady Windows Notepad

Error Messages: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

AutoCAD Mechanical