DonnaM: Usability testing for findability

ということで、手法 (?) についてあれこれやりとりしてるような感じがするのですが、日本でも「ファインダビリティ」とか言い出すのでしょうかね。

下記は「findability.org」のサイトでここのリンク集 (?) はかなりよさげです。ほとんどの情報がここで済んでしまうかも。

findability.org | links about findability + the design of findable objects | by Peter Morville
http://www.findability.org/

This new full-day seminar from Peter Morville covers information architecture from top to bottom, explaining how search and navigation systems can be designed to support and shape user behavior.

ということで、近く米国でセミナーがあるようです。ピーターMorville氏がすべて参加してる模様。

また、下記記事でそのへんを踏まえた調査結果 (?) がチョロっと書かれています。

Information Architecture Research
http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000030.php

Research in Context
Before we dig into the research itself, it’s worth considering the myriad inputs that shape design. They include:

• Goals and Scope. The stated project goals and scope which may be conveyed in an RFP or as functional specifications.
• Constraints. The budget, schedule, project team, and technology infrastructure.
• Discovery. Project-specific research to learn about your unique blend of users, content, and context.
• Competitive Analysis. Reviewing what everyone else is doing and borrowing from the best.
• Expertise and Experience. What you already know, including explicit and tacit knowledge.
• Guidelines. Published heuristics and guidelines derived from research and/or practice.
• Published Research. Results of academic or corporate research in human-computer interaction, library and information science, cognitive psychology, etc.
• Usability Testing. Iterative project-specific testing of prior designs and new prototypes.

The information architect must somehow process each of these inputs and reconcile the differences. That’s the hard part.

うーん…… (意味深)。