by: Curtis
Here is a quick view of the admin section of this website (click to enlarge):
Thats all there is. You can add, delete, and edit. No bells, whistles, or any of that juicy shit. Well actually there is JQuery for editing but its under the hood.
Here is a quick view of the main section of this website (click to enlarge):
One of my issues with being a computer person is this crazy assumption I some times have that ‘people use interfaces the same way I do’.
A little while back a friend of mine had to use my computer to check out a website. When she looked at the keyboard she saw this (what Im currently typing on):
Two Z’s, two Y’s, two R’s, etc = “Uh why are there duplicate keys? Which one do I press? How do I do this?”
I post the above because when it really really really comes to interfaces, my view is a tad distorted. As a programmer I figure if I get it, people are going to get it. Yeah right.
People do all sorts of unintended things. You setup something with a flow of sorts thinking that the user is going to follow it or whatever. Thereafter trying to figure why people don’t get it.
These days people are accessing the internet with all kinds of shit that wasn’t around too long ago be it mobile phones, kiosks, gps things inside cars, tablets, those things on the back of airplane seats etc. And you have all that other non-human robot computer shit like spiders, scrapers, unknown kinda bots, etc all checking out your site.
If we keep our interfaces simple and on point, it won’t matter.
So the next time you’re making an interface, try to think a bit outside of the box. Think about all the different ways people are going to interact with your site. Factor this shit in. Think about the different types of people. The different devices. Think about the places people are going to be checking stuff out. Everywhere. From waiting behind someone at the bank to the library.
Everyone isn’t a programmer.