How the Web Became Unreadable

Re:How the Web Became Unreadable by intrasight on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @08:09PM (#12748868)

I like to work with designers who, like me, have worked on interfaces for nuclear power plants, air traffic control systems, and stock trading systems. Others, IMHO, need not apply.

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Re:How the Web Became Unreadable by psimyn on Thursday October 20, 2016 @04:11AM (#12750515)

Any suggested resources for learning about these kind of interfaces?

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Re:How the Web Became Unreadable by intrasight on Thursday October 20, 2016 @04:34PM (#12755905)

I don't. And a quick Googling of "usability design for mission-critical systems" didn't come up with much. But here's some of the salient points I have learned:

1. Minimize different fonts and colors. Perhaps three fonts and 8 colors (and I don't mean font families)

2. Screen should be intelligible from 5 feet away

3. No "chart junk" or equivalent [1]

4. Dark grey backgrounds (very dark grey is superior to black)

You will find those characteristics to be true in the systems I mentioned.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartjunk

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