October 18, 2005
World Usability Day: November 3, 2005
Universal Design in the creation of online information and physical products is often captured by the term "Usability." Kiosk design, wayfinding sytems, and ergonomic luggage systems have all been discussed here as good examples of what in other contexts would be called usability or human centered design.
November 3, 2005 (all 36 hours of it according to event organizers) is World Usability Day. The official web site is here.
About the sponsor of World Usability Day
The Usability Professionals' Association, organizer of World Usability Day, is an international, non-profit, professional association with more than 2000 members in the US and 35 other countries.
Members design and evaluate products that are easy to learn and use.
UPA:
* Shares information about the skills and approach of usability professionals in creating usable products.
* Acts as an advocate for usability in consumer, corporate and governmental software, products and web sites.
* Educates the general public about the usability.
Note:
Th Journal of Usability studies will publish its first issue soon. See http://usabilityprofessionals.org/upa_publications/jus/2005/aims.html
Posted by rollingrains at October 18, 2005 08:24 PM