Usability

This page contains stuff written by me that relate to usability.

• Mobile Kits and Laptop Trays: Managing Multiple Devices In Mobile Information Work

  
  April 28, 2007 -- a PDF file, 10 pages, about 1.2 MB

  A CHI'07 conference paper based on my Master's Thesis. Examines multi-device management, and illustrates strategies users develop to cope with the problem.

• Interacting with Multiple Devices in Mobile Work

  
  October 23, 2006 -- a PDF file, 133 pages, about 2.3 MB

  My Master's Thesis. User interface design can no longer focus solely on an individual device, as information workers employ a whole set of devices.

• Interaction Design for Small Screen Layouts

  
  May 5, 2004 -- a PDF file, 10 pages, about 295 kB

  Designing for small screens. Interaction design guidelines specific to small screens.

• Yhdenmukainen vs. innovatiivinen käyttöliittymä (in Finnish)

  
  January 11, 2004 -- a PDF file, 5 pages, about 115 kB

  Consistency and innovation in user interfaces.

• To Adapt Or Not To Adapt — A Case Study: The User Interface of a Heart Rate Monitor

  
  December 9, 2002 -- Published in the report: Perspectives on Intelligent User Interfaces, s. 144–149, Antti Salovaara, Hannu Kuoppala, Marko Nieminen (eds.), 2003, ISBN 951-22-6458-7 (a PDF file, 154 pages, about 2.5 MB)

  Adaptivity in user interfaces. Some thoughts on when to use adaptivity. The user interface of a heart rate monitor is discussed as an example.