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Jacob Nielsen's second usability heuristic says to match between the system and the real world.
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That means the system should speak the user's language with words,
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phrases, and concepts familiar to the user rather than system -oriented terms.
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Additionally, the system should follow real -world conventions, making sure that information appears in a logical order.
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Let's discuss each of those components a bit more.
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The system should speak the user's language.
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Too often, I see the use of marketing jargon instead of direct, plain language to describe features or web components.
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So let's say we're redesigning an intranet and need to name a section that houses contact information for employees.
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Maybe we're looking at two proposed names, meet and greet or staff directory.
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Well, meet and greet might sound trendy, but it requires the user to make a lot of inferences.
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You might think, is that work events?
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Maybe calendar invites?
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Using the more direct label of staff directory results in a stronger information scent
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because many users will recognize the term directory as a place to find contact information.
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In addition to speaking the user's language, we should also follow real -world conventions.
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Here, it's important to point out
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that people's mental models of technology are based on their previous
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digital experiences in addition to their prior experiences in the physical realm.
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Now, we can't talk about the second usability heuristic without mentioning skeuomorphic design.
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Skeomorphic web design entails designing digital experiences to match a physical experience, both in visual and interaction.
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For example, books.
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In physical books, we can turn pages, highlight text, or use a bookmark.
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Looking at a digital book in the Kindle app, we can highlight text by pressing and holding a word, turn pages with a swipe gesture,
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or place a bookmark by tapping the page, clicking the bookmark icon in the top right.
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The digital experiences of reading a book is closely aligned to the physical experience.
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Effectively following the second usability heuristic means speaking the user's language and following real -world conventions.
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If you're not doing both, users might portray your interface in a negative light, as if you don't really know them or you just don't care.
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At the end of the day, get out and observe real users.
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Test your prototypes.
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And remember to design for them and not for you.
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Thank you.

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “Usability Heuristic 2: Match Between the System and the Real World”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: experience, user, language, digital, physical. Deze video bevat 23 zinnen en 391 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:49. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 139 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
directory zelfstandig naamwoord/dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/gids, repertorium
component zelfstandig naamwoord/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/onderdeel, component
highlight werkwoord/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/naar voren halen, benadrukken
greet werkwoord/ɡɹiːt/begroeten, ontvangen
label zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈleɪ.bəl/etiket, label
plain zelfstandig naamwoord/pleɪn/vlakte
calendar zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈkæl.ən.də/kalender
invite werkwoord/ɪnˈvaɪt/uitnodigen, nodigen
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak
interaction zelfstandig naamwoord/ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/wisselwerking, interactie
additionally bijwoordaanvullend
icon zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈaɪ.kɑn/icoon
logical bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/logisch
interface zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/koppeling, aansluiting
observe werkwoord/əbˈzɜːv/respecteren, in acht nemen

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
point out werkwoordaanwijzen, aanduiden

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 6 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we're, can't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: directory /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, usability /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/, skeuomorphic /skjuːəˈmɔːfɪk/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/, propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: calendar /ˈkæl.ən.də/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: greet /ɡɹiːt/, jargon /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als directory, component, highlight.

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