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World Usability Day 2007

Can you open a childproof pill container? Can you differentiate between two drug labels in 0.05 seconds? How does the design problem change when interfaces affect not just the user, but those interacting with the user? What does any of this really mean to you?

Check out Chicago World Usability Day - 2007 and find out. The agenda of the day is designed to educate and collaborate with the audience on the topic of Healthcare Usability. Morning sessions will focus on healthcare stories and usability cases, whereas afternoon sessions will have break-out sessions or collaboration tanks that encourage participant discussion and brainstorming.

The big day is November 8, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, and the program will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel, 505 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. Registration is required (but free, free, I tell you).

The Web Design Survey

The fine folks at A List Apart have published their 2007 Web Design Survey. The survey, conducted in April 2007, drew responses from about 33,000 web professionals. That's a lot of of data, and ALA has provided the survey findings in both summary and raw data form. For free.

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