For over 10 years Derek has been providing strategic advice to clients large and small—across a wide spectrum of industries and non-profit sectors. Derek has been evangelizing user-centered software design for over a decade, and believes that most of the world’s software is in need of a good spanking. He can often be cajoled into speaking at length on these matters. Derek’s hobbies include cooking with cast iron, massive home remodels, and teaching his boys which lizards are safe to eat raw.
The Ten Commandments of Website Usability
Commandment I: Thy Content Shall not be Crap
Your textual website content is king. Do not begin graphic design until your content is complete.
More info: http://www.foraker.com/use-your-words/
Commandment II: Requireth Not Thy Users to Squint
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Putting in the last piece of the puzzle
About 10 years ago, I ran my first usability study. I was confident in my work and considered the usability study a formality that would merely confirm the site’s awesomeness.
Read full article »All Hail the Patent Troll
Last week the patent holding company Lodsys, LLC, began contacting individual iOS developers to demand payment using technology that they claim is in their “patent portfolio.”
Read full article »Foraker Labs iPhone App Recognized as Webby Awards Official Honoree
The 15th annual Webby Awards are out, and an iPhone app we built for non-profit Breastcancer.org has been named an Official Honoree.
The app is called the Breast Cancer Diagnosis Guide, and is available for free…
Mobile App Strategy for Businesses
Back in the 90’s, I got a lot of phone calls from people who needed websites. They had no idea why they needed websites, and the most common justification was “my boss told me to get our company a website.”
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