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

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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

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Vaporising users

War correspondant

Creating Usable Applications

Getting to know you…

S.P.L.I.N.K.

It all went wrong

The usability curse

Filtering foibles

Cat detective

Humbling times

World Usability Day

NEDS