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Subject:Re: GUI Design - Who does it? From:Glenda Jeffrey <jeffrey -at- HKS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 30 Oct 1995 13:29:21 GMT
Montgomery, Kevin (kmontgomery -at- logicon -dot- com) wrote:
: I would appreciate hearing from those on the list who help design
: graphical user interfaces. I may argue to management that GUI design
: is an appropriate task for TWs at our company.
I think it is a highly appropriate task. TWs can give very useful
feedback to GUI designers because they have a different viewpoint.
The TW is the only person (other than the trainer) who actually
has to worry about explaining how a GUI works. We have found a
number of instances in our work where a GUI that seemed well-designed
wasn't -- and we found that out by trying to document the GUI.
I wouldn't really recommend that your TWs _take over_ the GUI design --
I think that TWs are much more valuable as GUI sounding boards.
--
Glenda Jeffrey Email: jeffrey -at- hks -dot- com
