While reading Preece, Rogers and Sharp's (2002) Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction chapter 1, What is Interactional Design I found Nelson's (1980) "Ten-minute Rule". Simply stated that if someone can't learn how to do something in ten minutes they will not use the product.
This rang true with me as I attempted to change my website application from Dreamweaver to wordpress. On the surface it appeared that I could learn it, but once I delved deeper into what I wanted I began to realise that I will need to not use someone else's template but develop my own. It must be flexible enough for me to change yet consistent enough for me to use again and a again.
Sorry Wordpress, you failed the "Ten minute Test". Maybe I will try pbwiki or another shot at Dreamweaver to create my own site.
This now creates a challenge for myself and my design team. Our product must be so easy to use that a novice user can pick it up and begin to navigate it with in 10 minutes.
Swear count - 16 (Surprisingly not changed!!!)
Pound count - 3 (Again surprisingly not changed!!!)
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