Tag: ballot design
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Can we design a better ballot?
Every presidential election cycle, people get interested in why ballots are the way they are, so every few years, I give a talk about that. I’ve updated my talk about ballot design for 2020.
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The form that changed *everything*
There’s a lot of crap going on in the world right now: terrorism, two major wars, and worldwide economic collapse. Let’s not forget the lack of movement on climate change and serious unrest in the Middle East and other places. People trust governments less than ever — perhaps because of the transparency that ambient technology…
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User interfaces make Fast Company’s biggest design moments of the last decade
Of the 14 items that Fast Company chose to include in its selection of the biggest design moments of the years 2000-2009, there were five that were notable for their importance as breakthroughs in user interface and user experience design. Three were specifically related to technology. I’m guessing that most of us will not think…
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Usability testing and democracy: evaluating ballot designs makes the headlines
Today the Brennan Center for Justice at the law school at NYU released a major report about the impact of poor ballot designs and unclear instructions on voters and the importance of usability testing. Among the highlights is an overview of the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) usability testing kit for local election officials (the LEO…