My OperaFitt's Law Relating to Web Design
Monday, April 20, 2009 7:47:05 PM
Here's a cool survey about Fitt's Law done at UC Berkeley. Contribute to the survey and see how you come out... 
Interesting to see how Fitt's Law is observed (or ignored) by web site designers and software developers. It's related to understanding that the ease of clicking is proportional to the size of the target (button, menu item, etc...) and the distance to get there with your mouse.
I think this is also now playing out with touchscreens and gestural UIs given the iPhone UI and Opera's cool new Fingertouch feature, but in different ways, since with a multi-touch UI, "there's no verb." Remember, there's a BIG difference between single-touch and multi-touch.
If you like the Windows vs. Mac debate, here is the Fitt's Law angle to it. I think Linux is a follower on the UI side, so don't think it's offering a 3rd way from a usability or innovation standpoint, other than on price...which has its merits given the billions of people still unserved by computers and mobile phones still, in 2009.
Interesting to see how Fitt's Law is observed (or ignored) by web site designers and software developers. It's related to understanding that the ease of clicking is proportional to the size of the target (button, menu item, etc...) and the distance to get there with your mouse.I think this is also now playing out with touchscreens and gestural UIs given the iPhone UI and Opera's cool new Fingertouch feature, but in different ways, since with a multi-touch UI, "there's no verb." Remember, there's a BIG difference between single-touch and multi-touch.
If you like the Windows vs. Mac debate, here is the Fitt's Law angle to it. I think Linux is a follower on the UI side, so don't think it's offering a 3rd way from a usability or innovation standpoint, other than on price...which has its merits given the billions of people still unserved by computers and mobile phones still, in 2009.
