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There are a couple of things to keep in mind when designing a UI for consumers. One of the most important is the unfortunate fact that about 40% of the general population has low literacy. Keeping that in mind, most pages need to be designed at a 6th-grade level. Some other tips to consider: 1....

Users spend very little time on the Homepage. If the user is experienced, it can be as little as 25 seconds. What do you need to show them in this short period of time? Obviously, users don't read long paragraphs of text. Most of those precious seconds are spent figuring out where to go next....

"The term "usable" means more than just easy to learn. Ease of learning is an important component of usability, but it is the least important of the three components. To be usable, the product also has to be quick to use and relatively error-free. Most importantly, you must do what the user wants... Usability refers...

One sure way for software to annoy its users is to ask them for data the software obviously doesn't need. The form of this blooper that annoys users the most is asking them to reenter data they already entered... Make it a high priority not to require users to enter data repeatedly. Here are several...

Well, first we need to agree what the PC is. Let's say for the sake of argument that it's desktop and laptop computers. Then all other devices - ipad, phones, etc., are mobile devices. Steve Jobs said something like this about a year ago: Long time ago there were mostly trucks. But when population moved...