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October 26, 2007 Design / Technical

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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October 21, 2007 Design

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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June 21, 2007 Design

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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June 10, 2007 Design

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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May 24, 2007 Design

Semiotics: It’s a sign!

A structural engineer once told me that he would always win pictionary if he was teamed with another engineer. Structural

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