Ask Tog (12 links)
Bruce Tognazzini's articles on web design.
AskTog Design Books
http://www.asktog.com/books/booksDesign.html
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February 14, 2001
The Sorry State of Web Design
http://www.asktog.com/columns/015WebDesignRant.html
Tog rant about ineffective browsers and poor page design to overcome them.
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Design Tips (41)
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July 18, 1999
Maximum Security
http://www.asktog.com/columns/026Security.html
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April 19, 1999
How to Screw Up Lodging and Travel Sites
http://www.asktog.com/columns/019RetailSitesLodging.html
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December 30, 1998
Designing Manufacturer/Distributor Sites That Work
http://www.asktog.com/columns/018BadManufacturerSites.html
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November 15, 1998
First Principles
http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html
Fundamental to the design and implementation of effective interfaces.
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November 1, 1998
Website Navigation Bars
http://www.asktog.com/columns/014WebsiteNavBars.html
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Navigation (14)
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October 23, 1998
Scaling Information Access
http://www.asktog.com/columns/008scaledinfo.html
Doing the best you can with what you have.
Tog explains that you just may have to settle for some poor user interfaces if you are using today's web technology.
His example is creating a browsable interface of thousands of members of a mailing list. You won't be able to do the same interface that works for a GUI and a hundred item list. Some things do not scale.
August 3, 1998 Ask Tog article.
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User Interfaces (8)
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Tognazzini, Bruce (11)
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August 21, 1998
Silo Design for Web Transactions
http://www.asktog.com/columns/007silodesign.html
Secret to transactional design is to take control.
Bruce Tognazzini shares his experience with designing a web application with a clear beginning and ending and where users could not stray in between.
His advice:
- Turn off the browser's controls
- Only allow exiting when it is safe or prudent
- Back up your application with good data integrity
July 27, 1998 Ask Tog article.
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User Interfaces (8)
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Tognazzini, Bruce (11)
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August 17, 1998
Trials and Tribulations of Web Application Design
http://www.asktog.com/columns/000maxscrns.html
Iterations on a single, simple web page.
Bruce Tognazzini's story of the problems encountered designing and building a simple introductory screen for Healtheon. With a lot of user testing, they went through these iterations:
- Too many choices: open up another browser window to eliminate distractions
- No more scroll bars: helping new and experienced users max the window
- Wheezing windows: users caught in an infinite loop
- Parker the Prairie Dog: distracting animation to the rescue
- Parker the Permissive Prairie Dog: telling some to look away is OK
Then a new browser feature solves many of their problems...
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Research (35),
Animation (3)
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May 30, 1998
http://www.asktog.com/columns/039Elephant.html
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If They Don't Test, Don't Hire Them
http://www.asktog.com/columns/037TestOrElse.html
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User Testing (17)
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Tognazzini, Bruce (11)
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