My guest today is Dr. Jeff Johnson. Jeff has been applying his background in psychology towards designing better human-computer interfaces for over forty years. He teaches computer science at The University of San Francisco, and has written several influential books on UI design. Among these, he co-authored with Kate Finn Desiging User Interfaces for an Aging Population, which is the focus of this conversation.

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Show notes

• Jeff Johnson
• UI Wizards
• Cognitive Psychology
• Cromemco
• Xerox
• GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Dont’s and Dos by Jeff Johnson
• Designing With the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Guidelines by Jeff Johnson
• Conceptual Models: Core to Good Design by Austin Henderson and Jeff Johnson (My notes on Conceptual Models)
• Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population: Towards Universal Design by Jeff Johnson and Kate Finn
• Tesla Model S Interior
• Google Maps

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