Speaker's corner

In the Speaker's corner, experts of Human Interface Group share their view on hot topics in the domain of usability and user-centered design.

28/05/2010
On 29 November last year I ended up in hospital after a rather serious fall from the stairs. When I woke up at the ICU after about four days, the first thing I saw was a PC monitor at the foot of the bed. Still confused as a result...

A niche in full swing

21/06/2009
by Kris Vanstappen, Managing Partner It is striking how many companies have recently (in roughly the last 6 to 9 months) discovered the concept of 'user friendliness'. It cannot be a coincidence: these companies, from completely different sectors and...

Usability in a time of cost-savings

20/03/2009
This recession is hitting hard and the worst is yet to come. That, in brief, is the tone of the day-to-day reports on the current economic climate. At the same time, we are swamped with statements made by all sorts of professional organisations...

Last minute usability

27/06/2008
Summer's nearly here, and hopefully we can all enjoy a well-earned holiday. If I had to classify myself as a certain category of holiday-maker, I'm unquestionably a perfect example of the "last-minute" traveller (as determined by an extensi...

Celebrations!

01/12/2007
Saint Nicholas, Christmas, presents, toys, parties, annual reports and retrospectives on TV and in the papers, eating days on end, post digestive dips assimilated by taking a nap in front of the TV, ... You are probably wondering what in the name of ...

Thou shall not annoy others...

21/06/2007
Happy days playing footie in front of the gloomy house Father Ludo was one of the most influential figures from my kaput knee period. It was the year of our Lord 1978 and we were being instructed by Father Ludo for our First Holy Communion. A big eve...

The nonsense of user testing

07/03/2007
Usability Labs Rule! 'We have a complete set of professional state-of-the-art test labs available.' 'We use the best technical equipment there is!' 'We help you chart all your customers' needs!' 'Our test software helps you to gain a very objective i...