Day: October 17, 2007

  • The UX of Ikea Directions

    My bosses recently purchased an Ikea couch.  I won’t go into all the details, but here is the salient point:  The directions did not have a single word.  All pictures.  I liked it very much.  It was international.  I found the directions clear and concise.  Good job.  Interesting, there is an ikeaFans.com website.  It says…

  • The UX of the New Microsoft Maps Website

    Microsoft just released a new upgrade to their Maps site. (I still think its a horrible name, maps.microsoft.com would be smarter) Anyway, it’s a good upgrade. The bird’s eye view is so much better than anything Google Maps has to offer. The Google street view is interesting, but in reality, I use the bird’s eye…