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7. Lessen Digital Misery with Complex Apps (feat. Page Laubheimer, Sr. UX Specialist at NN/g)

2021/2/5
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Paige Laubheimer: 在设计复杂的应用程序时,'保持简洁'的理念仍然适用,但其含义应重新理解。我们不应试图完全隐藏复杂性,而应关注如何以用户当前所需的信息为中心,通过合适的抽象级别和信息组织方式,减少用户认知负担。这就好比谷歌地图的缩放功能,只显示用户当前关注的区域。在处理复杂工作流程时,应注重减少用户短期记忆负担,并利用Tesler's Law(复杂性守恒定律)来指导设计,在必要时保留一定程度的复杂性。 Paige Laubheimer: 仪表盘设计是管理用户注意力的关键。有效的仪表盘不应简单地堆砌数据,而应选择合适的指标并进行清晰的可视化呈现,引导用户关注需要决策的信息。建议使用四级阈值(危机、可操作的差、中性、可操作的好、卓越)来区分指标的严重程度,避免警报疲劳。 Paige Laubheimer: 重构遗留系统是一个复杂的过程,应采取循序渐进的方式,每次只更改一个方面,并积极与用户沟通,收集反馈,确保用户能够适应变化。在更改过程中,应提供用户切换回旧版本的功能,并考虑用户的实际工作安排,避免在关键时间点进行重大更改。 Therese Fessenden: Therese Fessenden主要负责引导访谈,提出问题,并对Paige Laubheimer的观点进行回应和补充。她强调了在B2B和企业应用中,减少用户'数字痛苦'的重要性,并与Paige Laubheimer一起探讨了如何平衡用户需求、团队合作和设计目标。

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Page Laubheimer discusses his journey from being a librarian to becoming a senior UX specialist, focusing on his passion for information architecture and complex applications.

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"Keep it simple," is one of many great UX mantras... but how exactly does someone "keep it simple" when working with complex applications? In this episode, Page Laubheimer, Senior UX Specialist with NN/g, shares his expertise in information architecture (IA) and complex app design, recommends a few ideas to "lessen digital misery" on business-to-business (B2B) and enterprise applications, and offers advice for when you have to redesign a legacy application that is part of a user's everyday life.

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