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11. Roughness
Roughness Materials and organisms in the natural world such as wood, rock, clouds, reeds, water, animals, and plants exhibit a degree of roughness. By contrast, mass production ideally produces ite…
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Contrast in Usability
An examination of Contrast in User Experience design
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10A. Gradients
10A. Gradients My first conscious memory of thinking about “gradients” was in college biology. Gradients of chemicals make a difference in terms of cell differentiation, our professor explained.&nb…
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Echoes.
Echoes.  Among other things, I think human beings enjoy making “connections.” That applies to interpersonal connections. It also applies to connections in our own heads. “Oh, you’re the new fr…
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The Void
The Void While all the previous properties of natural order seem positive, clear, and obvious, this one seems mildly scary. It reminds me of death, somehow. It’s true that individual death is part …
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6. Good Shape
6. Good Shape. Good Shape. Positive Space. These seem to be highly related concepts. Most of the pictures I used as illustrations of Positive Space could equally well illustrate Good Shape. A Posit…
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Query By Example: Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned for HCI/Usability from early studies at IBM.
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Fifteen Properties of Natural Beauty & UX/HCI
Photo by Dominika Greguu0161ovu00e1 on Pexels.com This is an introduction to a series of blog posts on the “Nature of Beauty.”  Christopher Alexander was an architect and city planner. In his …
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Query By Example
Photo by RF._.studio on Pexels.com This is part of a series on experiences in my career in Human Computer Interaction and some lessons learned. I joined IBM Research on the winter solstice of 1973.…
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Getting Into (the “right”) Shape
A truism we have all heard is that “form should follow function.”  I tend to agree with this as a good general principle, but only if the designer has given more than 30 milliseconds of thought…
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ClariMed Inc. Launches Advanced Research Facility in UK to Enhance Human Factors Studies#Cambridge#United_Kingdom#ClariMed#Human_Factors#Research_Facility
ClariMed Inc. Launches Advanced Research Facility in UK to Enhance Human Factors Studies
ClariMed Inc. has inaugurated a state-of-the-art research center in Cambridge, UK, enhancing capabilities for human factors studies and medical device usability.
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ClariMed Inc. Launches Advanced Human Factors Study Facility in Cambridge
ClariMed Inc. has inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility in Cambridge, UK, enhancing human factors research for safer medical devices.
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ClariMed Inc. Launches Cutting-Edge Research Facility in the UK to Enhance Human Factors Studies
ClariMed Inc. has opened an innovative research facility in Cambridge, UK, improving its capabilities in human factors studies for medical devices.
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ClariMed Inc. Launches Advanced Research Facility to Enhance Human Factors Studies in Medical Devices#Cambridge#UK#Medical_Devices#ClariMed#Human_Factors
ClariMed Inc. Launches Advanced Research Facility to Enhance Human Factors Studies in Medical Devices
ClariMed Inc. has launched a state-of-the-art facility in Cambridge, UK, aimed at advancing human factors research for medical devices, enhancing usability studies.
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