Comments on: The human factor in gadget, Web design (CNN News) http://www.theomandel.com/usability-blog/2007/02/the-human-factor-in-gadget-web-design-cnn-news/ User Experience, Usability, Interface Design and Real-World Design Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:32:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle Squires http://www.theomandel.com/usability-blog/2007/02/the-human-factor-in-gadget-web-design-cnn-news/#comment-25 Michelle Squires Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:19:19 +0000 http://www.theomandel.com/usability-blog/?p=32#comment-25 Most of us have been well groomed throughout the years to feel reasonably comfortable using the World Wide Web. Some of our grandparents, on the other hand, look at a web page and have no idea where to begin. That €™s where literacy comes into play. We cannot very well expect a third grader to crack open Pride and Prejudice and automatically comprehend the underlying themes, can we? The same is true of those having little experience navigating the Internet.

The Internet has come a long way since the days of our grandparents, with numerous levels of interaction. In doing so, it has also become crucial to develop a certain amount of literacy regarding how to navigate through it. Gone are the days when just anyone can sit in front of computer and master it in a matter of minutes. Instead, we are in an era of the Web where navigation and usability are learned processes that are ever evolving and may never be fully mastered.

]]>