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Tag: Design
Why task analysis doesn’t do it for me
Like every self-respecting human-computer interaction (HCI) lecturer, I introduce task analysis or the technique of analysing how people perform a
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Codebreaking: Humans are the weakest link
People are the weakest link in all computer systems. We hear about the best cryptography money can buy: integrity checking,
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Human-computer interaction: Can you see what it is yet?
[update 20/8/20: My guide to human-computer interaction is now available over on Udemy.] The recent furore over the 2012 Olympics Logo reminds
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Visualisation: Information is power – just avoid drowning in data
In the 1530s when Henry VIII realised that dissolving the monastries would get him much needed assets, he commissioned a
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