Christopher James Calo

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User experience designer and web developer


May
17
comment Synonym for 'GUI' for non-technical people?
It's not about separating the program from the GUI. For any program to be useful to humans it must have an interface; that interface may be graphical or it may not.
May
16
comment Why do users click randomly and rapidly when an application hangs?
I click in frustration as if to say, "Pay attention to me!"
May
3
awarded  Commentator
May
3
comment Synonym for 'GUI' for non-technical people?
I would say "program" is the wrong word to choose. When I hear program I think of the code that is executing. In my experience, most people understand the words "app" and "interface".
Mar
1
revised Is there an optimal font size / line height ratio?
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Mar
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Mar
1
revised Is there an optimal font size / line height ratio?
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Mar
1
comment Is there an optimal font size / line height ratio?
Agreed with @DA01. That is a far better answer than most posted here.
Mar
1
answered Is there an optimal font size / line height ratio?
Mar
1
comment Is there an optimal font size / line height ratio?
I wouldn't take advice from the W3C on topics such as typography and graphic design. The answer to this question is far more nuanced than they let on.
Feb
7
comment Is database too technical a term for user?
+1 for focusing on the user's goal. Excellent answer.
Jan
17
comment Computer login with password only, without username
Bravo for attempting to rethink usernames and passwords. I think they are among the worst causes of bad UX.
Dec
29
awarded  Yearling
Oct
26
comment Should checkbox labels be to the right or the left?
I would never put a lone check box without a label. If it needs to be a different control that has no label, then use a different control.
Apr
16
comment Best way for selecting a time/time span on the web
But they do figure out a lot of others like "tomorrow" and "the 30th". If you fix this one bug, this is among the best date pickers out there.
Apr
13
awarded  Critic
Apr
13
comment Could scaring users be good UX?
While this does address the question, I'm not a big fan of this example. A better solution for this scenario would be to implement undo. (Of course, you can't really undo a delete, so you simply mark things for deletion at a later date, and the undo unmarks them. Basically, the trash can metaphor.)
Feb
4
revised What does it mean to 'humanise' interfaces?
Better attribution to article author.
Feb
4
revised What does it mean to 'humanise' interfaces?
Better headings
Feb
4
answered What does it mean to 'humanise' interfaces?