Re: The difference between designers and developers

The research is a bit aged at this point, but I found it compelling
enough for blogging:



http://commtechlab.msu.edu/theses/files/usability/abstract.html
Can designers evaluate usability?  A study from 1996 addresses this issue:

    Designers were more critical both about the interface aspects and
    pedagogical dimensions and significantly found more errors.
    Designers were more efficient than users when executing the
    usability evaluation, but could not completely replace users (some
    errors were found only by users). Designers were better in the
    double task of trying to critique a new interface and learn about
    the content at the same time. The variability of feedback within
    users and within designers was high.

Usability Feedback in Education Software Prototypes: A Contrast of Users
and Experts
<http://commtechlab.msu.edu/theses/files/usability/abstract.html> .
Ph.D. Thesis in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology,
and Special Education, Michigan State University Pericles Varella Gomes.
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Referenced at http://www.uzilla.net/uzilla/blog/2003/07/26/index.cfm#index

Rgrds, AE
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