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• Video Interview: Don Norman

  February 16, 2011 Want magazine interviewed Don Norman in his Palo Alto, California home.

• Videos: Design of Everyday Things

  February 16, 2011 In 1994, The Voyager Company produced a delightful CD-ROM that included copies of several of Don Norman's books ("Design of Everyday Things," "Things that Make Us Smart," and "Turn Signals Are the Facial Expressions of Automobiles"). As you read the books, if you had a question, you could just click wherever there was a link and Don would pop up, walk on top of the text and illustrate the points being discussed on that page.

• Dr. Donald Norman elected to National Academy of Engineers

  January 1, 2011 For development of design principles based on human cognition that enhance the interaction between people and technology.

• "Live" from Usability Week in San Francisco - Part 1 (video)

  October 5, 2010 See Colin Eagan's video report from the Nielsen Norman Group's Usability Week 2010 in San Francisco. Colin is an Information Architect from our DC interactive team. Look for more reports later this week.

• The art of slow reading

  July 15, 2010 Has endlessly skimming short texts on the internet made us stupider? An increasing number of experts think so - and say it's time to slow down . . .

• Jakob Nielsen critiques the iPad's usability failings

  June 2, 2010 Usability guru Jakob Nielsen has just published a report on the iPad, and thinks Apple should allow more diversity on its platforms – including the option for Adobe Flash

• Hardware Is Meaningless. It’s About the Apps

  May 27, 2010 Sure, people love their iPhones, iPads, and Androids, but it’s the apps that give them their value and utility. Pro or con?

• Apple iPad apps need more consistency, says usability guru (video interview with Jakob Nielsen)

  May 27, 2010 Apple iPad applications are often confusing for users and need more consistent features to be successful, according to Jakob Nielsen, one of the internet’s leading experts in usability.

• Apple iPad apps need more consistency, says usability guru (Interview with Jakob Nielsen)

  May 27, 2010 Apple iPad applications are often confusing for users and need more consistent features to be successful, according to Jakob Nielsen, one of the internet’s leading experts in usability. (Short article and video interview.)

• Interface Expert Knocks iPad Apps for Inconsistent Usability

  May 12, 2010 The iPad has been hailed as an interface triumph. But one usability expert has published an exhaustive critique of the iPad, taking it to task for the inconsistency and obscurity of its apps’ interfaces. The problem, at its core: A lack of interface standards means every app behaves in a different way.