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I'm with Hank here. It's always been quixotically humorous that Jakob preaches on UI, but has a site that really has nothing remarkable or memorable about it.

by iamdave 18y ago

I'm with Hank here. It's always been quixotically humorous that Jakob preaches on UI, but has a site that really has nothing remarkable or memorable about it. Doesn't though, mean I disagree with his messages.

michael_dorfman 18y ago
But is Jakob aiming for "remarkable or memorable", or for highly functional? Put another way-- is there anything in Jakob's (admittedly Spartan) design that gets in the way of the content?
- JoelSutherland 18y ago
  Agreed. Beautiful is not the same as Usable. That being said, try to find a specific article on this page: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ A little bit of line height would go a long way. The dense, bright-blue links are nearly impossible to scan. I've really struggled to find articles on this page in the past when I couldn't remember a word from the title. (So I could Ctrl+f)
- asdflkj 18y ago
  Wide columns make it hard to read, and too many highlighted words and bullet lists make it feel like an infomercial. He seems to assume that his reader is an ADHD-addled Digg user incapable of reading normal text. As someone who is capable, I find it distracting, and also slightly condescending.
  - iamdave 18y ago
    As someone who is capable Makes it sound as if you make that same assumption, and for both parties, it's a highly unfounded assumption to make.
- tipjoy 18y ago
  Yes there is. His layout doesn't follow the grid at all, which creates additional cognitive load/eye strain when reading. Also aesthetics affects usability. In studies, it has been shown that people find things which are more aesthetically pleasing to them actually more _usable_ than equally structured but non-'beautiful' things.
- radley 18y ago
  - The text practically overlaps - He wrote a top-ten list of UIs - but there's no actual links to listed items - I couldn't read the article. I scanned through to see if I could find the links, but couldn't - I'm a UI designer and I don't remember a single entry
  - loumf 18y ago
    The page is designed to sell the full version of the article, not get you to play with Wufoo. This page is meant to funnel you to his paid content (or other articles which will funnel you to other paid content).

by iamdave 18y ago

michael_dorfman 18y ago

But is Jakob aiming for "remarkable or memorable", or for highly functional? Put another way-- is there anything in Jakob's (admittedly Spartan) design that gets in the way of the content?

JoelSutherland 18y ago
Agreed. Beautiful is not the same as Usable. That being said, try to find a specific article on this page: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ A little bit of line height would go a long way. The dense, bright-blue links are nearly impossible to scan. I've really struggled to find articles on this page in the past when I couldn't remember a word from the title. (So I could Ctrl+f)
asdflkj 18y ago
Wide columns make it hard to read, and too many highlighted words and bullet lists make it feel like an infomercial. He seems to assume that his reader is an ADHD-addled Digg user incapable of reading normal text. As someone who is capable, I find it distracting, and also slightly condescending.
- iamdave 18y ago
  As someone who is capable Makes it sound as if you make that same assumption, and for both parties, it's a highly unfounded assumption to make.
tipjoy 18y ago
Yes there is. His layout doesn't follow the grid at all, which creates additional cognitive load/eye strain when reading. Also aesthetics affects usability. In studies, it has been shown that people find things which are more aesthetically pleasing to them actually more _usable_ than equally structured but non-'beautiful' things.
radley 18y ago
- The text practically overlaps - He wrote a top-ten list of UIs - but there's no actual links to listed items - I couldn't read the article. I scanned through to see if I could find the links, but couldn't - I'm a UI designer and I don't remember a single entry
- loumf 18y ago
  The page is designed to sell the full version of the article, not get you to play with Wufoo. This page is meant to funnel you to his paid content (or other articles which will funnel you to other paid content).