I'm a User Experience Designer at eBay. I focus on user research, information architecture, and interaction design.
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I’ve been studying up on the serial position effect, which includes the Primacy Effect, and the Recency Effect. Basically stated, items first in a list are put into long-term memory, and so therefore have a competitive edge when it comes to remembrance, and items last in a list are stored in the working memory, which also allows people to remember them more quickly. The list items in the middle are more easily forgotten.
I’m currently delving into the world of breadcrumb design and purpose, which led me to this gem of an insight by Jakob Nielsen:
In user interface design, it’s often dangerous to take metaphors too far, and breadcrumbs are again the perfect example. Offering users a Hansel-and-Gretel-style history trail is basically useless, because it simply duplicates functionality offered by the Back button, which is the Web’s second-most-used feature.
Check it out! I learned a bit about responsive design. Re-size your browser, or try it on a mobile phone. IT’S SO RESPONSIVE! :) Check out mediaqueri.es for more responsive sites.
In 2010, the IUCN Species Survival Commission created a report on the Top 25 Primates in Peril. Five out of the 25 are species of lemur.