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2008

Great Design: It Spoils Us, And We Should Expect Better

Posted by Patrick Neeman at 12:00 pm | Usability

Nick Dynice has a great rant about design and usability, and some of the points — like we should expect more — are rightfully so. Read on…

Edit:

A quote from a comment to the post: “The price customers pay for software and the level of usability they get with that software is inversely proportional.”

So true…

Best Uses Of Flash, From Google Webmaster

Posted by Patrick Neeman at 9:00 am | Flash, Usability

Flash is overused, but this is a good article on the best uses of Flash. Some of the points are pretty much, “duh.”

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Usability Counts is run by User Experience and Product Management expert Patrick Neeman. He's had many, many job titles (Information Architect, Product Manager, Program Manager, V.P. of Marketing), but now Patrick works for speakTECH, a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Southern California that specializes in MOSS, Custom Development, and Open Social MySpace engagements as a Principal Consultant, User Experience and Product Strategy. He's been working the web for over 13 years -- don't hold that against him.

Ha Phan is a Business Analyst/User Experience Consultant in San Diego, California. Ha has worked for Hasbro, NPR Music, Fisher Price, KCRW Media Player which received an Honorable Mentions from the Webby for Best Practices. Ha has also designed games and Business Process Applications.