Coding with AI: Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude
So you want AI to write your code for you.. I don’t blame you, it’ so easy to just write a prompt and have AI write our your entire app for you. But here’s the truth, it’s not really that…
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WHAT IS A VECTOR DATABASE?
Vector data is a numerical representation of various other forms of data, such as text, images, audio, video, and more. These vectors are not simply lists of numbers; they encapsulate rich, multidimensional information about the object they represent. For example,…
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 2012 ELECTIONS REPUBLICAN VOTERS
Introduction I was interested in finding out if, during the 2012 election, was the average age of Republican voters greater than 51 years old. The data that I analyzed was collected by The American National Election Study (ANES) from a…
AFFORDANCES: TRAFFIC LIGHT, FIRE DOORS, GAS PUMPS
Traffic Light & Pedestrian Signal The affordances that stand out to me are its pushability and its visibility. It has only got one primary functionable part, a button that can only be pushed. There is no indication that it should…
EVALUATION OF FUNKIFY’S MOTOR SIMULATOR
“Funkify’s motor simulator persona ‘Trembling Trevor’ will make you lose some control over your mouse pointer. The main goal with this simulator is to clarify the frustration within a person who tries to point and click a way too small…
SEARCH AND METADATA: ZILLOW
In this look at Zillow.com, I investigate the search and metadata functionalities of this well known real estate website. This investigation of Zillows functionality will encompasses a review of the website’s search offerings, the role of search in the sites…
C.A.R.M.E.L HEURISTICS OF ZILLOW
Kaniasty’s CARMEL Guidelines The CARMEL guidelines are inspired by Nielsen’s usability heuristics, but incorporate knowledge and standards that have emerged since Nielsen’s principles were published over 20 years ago, including best practices for accessibility. Consistent visual styleThe design follows branding…
BARRIERS TO ACCESSABILITY
ELEVATOR PANEL The accessibility concerns surrounding the elevator button panel are numerous. The button layout deviates from the standard, typically, elevator button panels position the “hold open” and “close doors” buttons at the bottom for easy access. However, in this…
A FEW WORDS ON FRITTS LAW
Paul Fitts was doing research in 1954 on human motion when he discovered that “…the time required to move to a target depends on the distance to it, yet relates inversely to its size (Interaction Design Foundation., 2023, October 20).”…
THE GESTALT OF ZILLOW
Here is a little research I did about Gestalt Principles being used in the design of Zillow’s website. Turns out they did take a lot of the principles into consideration and here are some examples: Figure Ground: The listing photos are…