On 11 August 2010 18:20, Ridge Mia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > But I like the idea of the 'trifecta' (navigation,
> > digital object, interpretation) as something to aim for -- is
> > there any desirable element that's missing from that?
>
> I think the trifecta is the author's idea of the things that together
> comprise usability for an online collection - but the quality of the
> user experience always depends on who the user is, and you can't define
> 'most useful' without knowing what their current task is.
This is undoubtably true. Researchers are going to want a hugely different
experience to 'casual visitors', to take a blindingly obvious example.
The article did encourage me to think more about the art museum online
experience though, so I enjoyed it from that perspective.
I've written up a few thoughts and ideas that it prompted over on my blog:
http://www.frankieroberto.com/weblog/2086, if anyone's interested.
I'm also interested to know whether anyone's used the 'Art Authority' iPad
app, which the author mentioned? I haven't (no iPad for me yet), but the
screenshots online look interesting. (There's a review here:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/app_brings_centuries_of_great_art_to_the_ipad.php
)
Frankie
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Frankie Roberto
Experience Designer, Rattle
0114 2706977
http://www.rattlecentral.com
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