usability

if you recall, i once expressed a general dislike of this whole concept of usability. despite how important it is, i just can't bring myself to enjoy thinking about it.

having said that, this usability report hasn't been too painful. I got the easy job of writing out our introduction and objectives/goals/procedures section for the memo. This involves less consideration of usability than the other sections on our results and recommendations, so that was cool. I finished that over spring break and haven't really thought about it since. We were supposed to meet on Tuesday but 1. I didn't feel like it. 2. Jamie and Kate forgot about it anyway. I ended up emailing them my section of the report and Jamie volunteered to stick each section together. We will convene before class today and make sure everything is as we want it to be before we turn in this thing.

I wonder if I will ever get used to thinking in terms of usability. I probably already do more than I know. Stupid question that just came to mind: What use is something if it isn't usable? I just hope that all this usability stuff becomes more interesting as I learn more about it and how to make it a part of everything I create/design/write/etc.