In Part 1, I explored issues and possible improvements to the blood bank’s questionnaire interface for each question. In this part, I’ll look at the end screen of the process. The glaring issue with this screen is that it requires the user to remember each question based on a short, obviously programmer-named description like “BLD … Continue reading “Blood Bank Questionnaire UI – Part 2”
Category: Desktop
Blood Bank Questionnaire UI – Part 1
I’m a regular blood donor so I must have used this self-administered questionnaire UI dozens of times over the years. It’s old, clunky, and suffers from providing the bear minimum in functionality with little thought to usability. Top issues Using check boxes for the answer responses when only one choice is allowed (yes, no, or skip). My … Continue reading “Blood Bank Questionnaire UI – Part 1”
On Infinite Scroll
Infinite scroll can definitely be useful. This is what you see on sites like Twitter where more results load as you get to the bottom of the page content. This asynchronous behavior helps moderate page load times by requesting more data as needed. What doesn’t always work with infinite scroll is a footer. I was on a … Continue reading “On Infinite Scroll”
Adding a Bookmark in Safari – Part 1
I was on a call with my manager trying to login to an application that requires Safari or Firefox. He was using a Mac with Safari so I decided to use Safari as well, but on Windows. Apple uses what I consider non-standard design patterns for some features. I say non-standard because if the other … Continue reading “Adding a Bookmark in Safari – Part 1”