Experienced Software Usability and Interface Design

Software Usability and Interface Design: A strategic investment

Good up-front UI design reduces development and support costs

Detailed build-to specifications enable efficient UI off-shore coding with fewer unanswered questions/miscommunications.
Reduces code and number of pages built by having a master blueprint rather than organically grown pages. Think architect a house, not grow a tree.
Quick prototypes communicate concepts to customers, management and partners at low cost.
Developers can provide accurate build estimates with a realistic UI design,
Usability testing is a proven method for finding usability problems that will turn customers off and lead to support calls.
Installation usability testing with your customers can ensure a successful install experience.

User Centered Design: A proven process

Automated usability is a new field, but is largely unproven. The best method to achieve usability and quality interface design is User Centered Design (UCD).

IBM, Microsoft, Google, EBay, Oracle, Yahoo and Peoplesoft all follow this process.

Developed at IBM in the last 1990's, UCD incorporates...

Early user interface requirement gathering with customers
Development of UI blueprints
Rapid prototyping
Usability testing with real users of prototypes and code
Web log analysis and web surveys

We know UCD

Our partners have a combined 20 years experience applying UCD in software design. We have worked for companies such as IBM, Oracle and PC/Computing. We have worked with a broad array of software products ranging from Healthcare to document imaging. We have the experience to apply UCD at your company or to help you grow your own team.