Thanks to Jared Spool’s Usability Tools Podcast, I am no longer ignorant about Fitts’ Law.
Fitts’ Law is, according to the Wiki, “a model of human movement which predicts the time required to rapidly move to a target area, as a function of the distance to the target and the size of the target.”
It’s a basic guide to the act of pointing; it helps you predict human motion based on rapid movement - which is great for interface design, especially on the Web.
I used to tune in a lot to Spool’s podcasts but I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t really had time to sit back with a cup of coffee and chill.
But that must be the upside to being busy, I guess. You get to periodically rediscover shit you’re into.



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April 13, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Nora
“I haven’t had time to sit back with a cup of coffee and”
Was that an intentional dramatic trailing off sentence or
’nuff said. Just curious
April 14, 2008 at 9:58 am
Suffian Rahman
LOL. Fixed.