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”
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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”
Driving in Mexico
A few weeks ago, I took a trip to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. We flew into Cancun and were driving south to Tulum. I enjoyed driving there after I learned some key rules of the road. Stop signs aren’t Mexican roads have what look like stop signs, the same red octagon as in the United States, … Continue reading “Driving in Mexico”
Cold Offices
Every woman in my office is cold. We have varying strategies to deal with this. I wear a long sleeved cardigan every day and a blanket as backup; some women wear fleece; one even has a sleeping bag under her desk. Why is this? According to Alan Hedge, an ergonomics professor at Cornell University, “The … Continue reading “Cold Offices”