David R. Schwartz

The use of guidelines in interface design

We studied the use of an evolving interface style book to evaluate the role of such guidelines in the development of siyle-conforming interface desi M. Although P the designs were judged JO .bc gene~al y col~orming, study participants had sgmficant ddlicxdty m interpreting the guidelines. our designers were manifestl { task oriented and itn atient with extraneous matcria. If’ The depended heav” y on the pictorial examples, often f to t E exclusion of the accompanying text. We conclude that. dependency on guidelines should be minimized, and that guidelines should be developed primarily to complement toolkits and interactive examples, focussing on information intrinsically unavailable through those vehicles,

Design and adoption of social collaboration software within businesses

Social networking and collaboration sites are having a large impact on peoples personal lives. These same applications, similar functions and related experiences are being adopted within businesses. This special interest group will address the issues around social collaboration software in the business setting. What is the value for the business and its users? How do you measure success? What strategic design and user experience issues are key for successful adoption? What roles do user experience professionals play in this type of social system?