Getting to Consistency

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From SXSW 2007: Making software predictable and consistent makes it much easier to use. This session will explain UI consistency and point out examples of failures and their consequences. We’ll discuss when it’s appropriate to break consistency, and how to build tools and process to ensure applications are consistent with human interface guidelines and real-world practices.

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getting to consistencydon’t make your users think

lead user experience designer

jennifer fraser

technical lead, VMware workstation

alex graveley

senior user experience manager

steve johnson

what is consistency?

examples

USPS

voting machines

label

senator

label

label?

governor

label?

governor

congress

costs of inconsistency

why?

goals

benefits

achieving consistency

crossing platforms

grandmothers on eBay

§ 508

HCI v. CFO

the f word

timeline of consistency

breaking consistency

car v. bulldozer

toolkits

make the right thing the easy

thing

guidelines

do as i say,not as i do

i fought the law

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