Usability News — SURL 8.1
The Software Usability Research Lab at Wichita State University has released its latest research papers. Those SURLy people always have some good solid research to share. Not sure if it applied to many of the people who read here, but if you ever need evidence as to why Time New Roman sucks or Why a column width that allows only up to 60 characters is a good thing, SURL is the place to go.
The latest research covers the following topics:
Tags: Design, Usability, webWebsite Design
- Perception of Fonts: Perceived Personality Traits and Uses
by A.D. Shaikh, B.S. Chaparro, & D. Fox- The Legibility of Two New ClearType Fonts
by B.S. Chaparro, A.D. Shaikh, & A. Chaparro- Where’s the Search? Re-examining User Expectations of Web Objects
by A.D. Shaikh & K. Lenz- Does the Intrusiveness of an Online Advertisement Influence User Recall and Recognition?
by S. Shrestha- Password Security: What Users Know and What They Actually Do
by S. RileyAlternative Displays
- Searching the University Course Schedule Using a Digital FlipBook
by S. Hull- Usability Analysis of a Computer-Based Avionics System
by C. Hamblin, S. Naidu, & C. Miller