{"id":45,"date":"2009-05-11T18:33:19","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T18:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2009-11-03T20:26:03","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T20:26:03","slug":"%c2%b7-objects-talk-about-their-usage-%c2%b7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"\u00b7 objects talk about their usage \u00b7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we wonder &#8216;if objects could talk&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; in some way, they do. By analising the wear or the state in a given moment we know how people use them. We could say that it is the most non-intrusive method for testing usability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2880b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46\" title=\"keyboard\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2880b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2880b.jpg 709w, http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2880b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brighter keys tell us which letters I use most on my laptop&#8217;s keyboard. I see I use the left &#8216;apple key&#8217; more than I use the right one, and I tap the &#8216;space bar&#8217; on the outer edges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2864b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" title=\"ad_shelter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2864b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2864b.jpg 567w, http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_2864b-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can draw some conclusions from observing the convex shape of this ad stand: a) posters are tipically larger than half the height of the stand, b) posters have more visibility in the mid-height position, c) sticking the posters ad mid-height is easier than sticking them at any other position on the stand, d) &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='social-buttons' style='width:215px;margin-top:40px;'><div id='tw-button' style='display:inline;'><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.ishback.com%2F%3Fp%3D45&count=none&related=&text=%C2%B7%20objects%20talk%20about%20their%20usage%20%C2%B7' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='\u00b7 objects talk about their usage \u00b7' data-url='http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=45' data-counturl='http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=45' data-count='none' data-via='ishacbertran'>Tweet<\/a><\/div><div id='fb-button' style='float:right;display:inline;width:150px;'><iframe src='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.ishback.com%2F%3Fp%3D45&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=350&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=20&amp;font=lucida+grande' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:20px'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we wonder &#8216;if objects could talk&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; in some way, they do. 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