11 usability principles for CMS products

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Hi James
That's quite a useful list. Would "provide clean visual design" also feature
in the list? I mean right usage of colors, images, and so on.
Rgds
Sita

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> Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 15:11:35 +1000
> From: James Robertson <[email protected]>
> Subject: [CMS] 11 usability principles for CMS products
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> Hi all,
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> I've just published a new article titled "11 usability principles
> for CMS products":
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> http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_usabilitycms/index.html
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> * minimise the number of options
> * be robust and error-proof
> * provide task-based interfaces
> * hide implementation details
> * meet core usability guidelines
> * match authors' mental models
> * support both frequent and infrequent users
> * provide efficient user interfaces
> * provide help and instructions
> * minimise training required
> * support self-sufficiency
>
> Would be interested to hear your thoughts, and to continue these
> discussions on the list...
>
> Cheers,
> James
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> James Robertson, Managing Director
> Step Two Designs
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<div>Hi James</div>
<div>That&#39;s quite a useful list. Would&nbsp;&quot;provide&nbsp;clean visual design&quot; also feature in the list? I mean right usage of colors, images, and so on.</div>
<div>Rgds</div>
<div>Sita&nbsp;</div><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 15:11:35 +1000
<br>From: James Robertson &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>Subject: [CMS] 11 usability principles for CMS products<br>To: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]
</a><br>Message-ID: &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>I&#39;ve just published a new article titled &quot;11 usability principles
<br>for CMS products&quot;:<br><br><a href="http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_usabilitycms/index.html">http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_usabilitycms/index.html</a><br><br>* minimise the number of options<br>* be robust and error-proof
<br>* provide task-based interfaces<br>* hide implementation details<br>* meet core usability guidelines<br>* match authors&#39; mental models<br>* support both frequent and infrequent users<br>* provide efficient user interfaces
<br>* provide help and instructions<br>* minimise training required<br>* support self-sufficiency<br><br>Would be interested to hear your thoughts, and to continue these<br>discussions on the list...<br><br>Cheers,<br>James
<br><br>--<br>-------------------------<br>James Robertson, Managing Director<br>Step Two Designs<br><br></blockquote></div>

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