usability Calender

Presented a usability calender: LOVED IT

Here are my two cents about it.
January:
choose a presentation that suits your content - I would add - Choose a presentation that suits your users needs.
February:
Offer personalization only where it adds value - Completely true.
March:
Keep novel choices visible: don’t hide information in dropdowns:
This item is kind’a problematic - above all you have to support your user, so primary navigation is totally true, but when it comes to secondary actions it has to be kept in mind that too much information creates a clutter on your page, so sometimes it is good to keep some things aside, Jared spool has a good podcast on the subject.
April:
Video is dandy - as long as it support the user task.
May:
Don’t require login if you don’t have to. - again, Jared Spool (I follow his articles and podcasts regularly).
June:
Who said usability should be boring - all fun and games, article here.
July:
Fitts law: Bigger IS better - or at least easier to click - I would add - Bigger also catch more attention, so bigger isn’t always better - don’t let action objects take focus from the content.
August:
More navigation doesn’t always make your site easier to use.
September:
Don’t copy every fancy web2.0 element you see - Tag cloud anyone?
October:
Focus on your core content: the home page sees fewer visitors - does your HP visitors know what your content is about?
November:
One word: Oversharing, technically two words , but more seriously, this is pure marketing issue, has little to do with usability.
December:
We’ve all seen enough Facebook clones now, thank you! - If something is done right copy it! as for usability you don’t have to be unique, you have to be smart about what you pick to copy.
Have a great 2008

D.

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