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Notionink Adam User Survey: Or How NI Refuses to Learn

March 15, 2011 Suman Kumar 4 Comments

I saw on http://www.notioninkfan.com/ a link to a survey. Adam developers want feedback from Adam users and they created that…

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Posted in: design, usability, user experience, ux Filed under: adam, notion ink, usability, user experience, ux

Notion Ink’s Adam: Dream or Nightmare?

March 10, 2011 Suman Kumar 14 Comments

Very rarely a product comes along, gathering tremendous support and anticipation even before it’s launched. A huge fan base is…

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Posted in: usability, user experience, ux Filed under: adam, android, notionink, tablet

Wanted: imagination when hiring talent

July 15, 2010 Suman Kumar 8 Comments

Dear Indian software company, I didn’t want to write this, but you forced me to this. I am stunned at…

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Posted in: culture, general, user experience Filed under: hr, india, software, staffing

Demystifying Fitts’s law

June 26, 2010 Suman Kumar 1 Comment

Fitts’s law states that acquiring a target is a function of the size of the target and the distance between…

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Posted in: usability, user experience, ux Filed under: fitts's law, neuro-usabiity, ux, visual design

Yak Pad 2.0

March 9, 2010 Suman Kumar 3 Comments

After much procrastination, here it is. The Yakpad 2.0 (beta). Runs on WordPress. Also, I’ve merged all my blogs into…

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Posted in: blogs, general, usability, user experience, ux Filed under: news, yakpad

IRCTC Calendar Design

April 28, 2009 Suman Kumar 6 Comments

IRCTC.co.in is the Indian Railways’ ticketing website. April has only 30 days. I still went ahead and selected 31st April…

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Posted in: contingency design

Quick Review of Travel/Ticketing Websites in India

April 24, 2009 Suman Kumar 6 Comments

Travelocity.com My rating: 2 out of 5 See that screen grab above? Yeah. That’s what you’re supposed to use to…

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Posted in: usability, user experience, ux Filed under: review, travel websites

30 Boxes decides how long my last name should be

April 13, 2009 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

Oh well. That means a good chunk of Indians can’t use 30 Boxes. Big deal! Recommended Books on Usability write…

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Posted in: contingency design, error messages, usability, user experience, ux

Sixth Sense

March 11, 2009 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s…

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Posted in: usability, user experience, ux Filed under: fluid interfaces, interaction design

The Future of Touch

February 25, 2009 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

Made of foam and force sensors, Impress works with both touch and the intensity of pressure. This computing technology lets…

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Posted in: usability, user experience, ux Filed under: touch computing

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