Dominick Reed Vaporising users Developing a usable application requires that you pay particular attention to who you’re designing for. That statement isn’t exactly rocket... 28 September 2006 3 min read
Dominick Reed War correspondant At times, Red gate is a dangerous place to work. It’s not that the volcano in the first floor meeting... 28 June 2006 2 min read
Dominick Reed Creating Usable Applications If I had a penny for every person who said "usability is just common sense", I'd have a pretty reasonable... 21 June 2006 15 min read
Dominick Reed Getting to know you… We’re a friendly bunch here at Red Gate – always looking to make new friends. Whilst it’s true that we... 12 May 2006 2 min read
Dominick Reed S.P.L.I.N.K. OK.. this has nothing to do with SQL, and for that I apologise. But it does have some relevance to... 13 February 2006 2 min read
Dominick Reed It all went wrong Things weren’t going swimmingly. In fact, you could say it was an unmitigated disaster. That might sound overly dramatic though,... 04 February 2006 6 min read
Dominick Reed The usability curse When I did my degree, nobody told me that my life would forever be cursed. Not once was I taken... 09 January 2006 3 min read
Dominick Reed Filtering foibles There are times when you’re striving for a usable design, and no matter what you try, your attempt just fails... 08 December 2005 2 min read
Dominick Reed Cat detective Ahhh… now… er… that shouldn’t happen. Oooh, yup, that’s not at all clear. Purrr, Meow, Purrr. Hmmm… they’re not finding... 25 November 2005 3 min read
Dominick Reed Humbling times It’s that time again. Time to leave the comfy confines of the office, brave the real world and meet the... 15 November 2005 2 min read
Dominick Reed World Usability Day Thursday 3rd November is World Usability Day. A day that is hugely anticipated. Millions will take to the streets, trying... 01 November 2005 2 min read
Dominick Reed NEDS Ever heard of NEDS? It’s another handy acronym in a world full of HIMPERs (An acronym I just made up,... 14 October 2005 3 min read