Google’s updated search page sets a new of how to maximise usability by keeping things simple and focused on the task at hand. When first loaded, the page shows the logo and search box. That’s all. Everything else is hidden.
Posts Tagged ‘Usability’
What makes a website successful?
Over at 24ways, Paul Boag suggests that a website’s success is actually determined by whether its content supports the owners’ business objectives, is targeted at the right audience, and provides appropriate calls to action. True, but there’s more to it than that.
Interface Watch: Twitter pagination
Twitter’s pagination controls have always been simple, but recently they got a whole lot simpler. The classic ‘next’ and ‘prev’ links have been replaced by a single ‘more’ button that loads more tweets on the same page.
Interface Watch: uSend.io
New file-sharing web app uSend.io strips one-to-one file sharing to its minimum.