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I like to work with designers who, like me, have worked on interfaces for nuclear power plants, air traffic control systems, and stock trading systems. Others,
by intrasight 10y ago
I like to work with designers who, like me, have worked on interfaces for nuclear power plants, air traffic control systems, and stock trading systems. Others, IMHO, need not apply.
- psimyn 10y agoAny suggested resources for learning about these kind of interfaces?
- intrasight 10y agoI don't. And a quick Googling of "usability design for mission-critical systems" didn't come up with much. But here's some of the salient points I have learned: 1. Minimize different fonts and colors. Perhaps three fonts and 8 colors (and I don't mean font families) 2. Screen should be intelligible from 5 feet away 3. No "chart junk" or equivalent [1] 4. Dark grey backgrounds (very dark grey is superior to black) You will find those characteristics to be true in the systems I mentioned. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartjunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartjunk