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How Interfaces Affect Users

The concern of software engineers is to investigate how interactive systems be designed to make people respond in certain ways. One way is to use expressive icons and other graphical elements to convey emotional states.

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Software Accessibility

Accessibility is making computer systems usable by those who have a disability so they are not disadvantaged over other users in any way. Most accessibility work is based on web-based software, as this is a public representation of a company. However, the general principles are applicable to all software development. Some issues are now mandated [...]

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An Analysis of Amazon against Neilson’s Usability Principles

Using Nielson’s Usability Principles devise an evaluation plan to assess the ‘quality’ of the site. Your answer should clearly identify where improvements can be made. Neilson’s Usability Principles provide a set of guidelines or principles that should be kept in mind when developing user interfaces. The following analysis will look at each of the principles [...]

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