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Nicholas Pappas

Seattle, WA

I have been working in the field of Usability, Human Factors, and Ergonomics for over 20 years.

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Why are aluminium soda cans typically round instead of square?
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Deletion: Confirm or Undo? Which is the better option and why?
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Should you always minimize cognitive load?
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Why do traffic lights have three separate light bulbs instead of having one?
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"people don’t know what they want until you show it to them"
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Will forcing response time to the average time as a minimum improve UX?
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What is the most dyslexia friendly font?
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Is there a universally recognizable "Download" button?
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Icon for “Remove All” getting confused with “Remove” - how to fix?
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Why do speedometers (in the US, at least) go so high?
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Why do styles guides have what not to do?
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When is it appropriate to require the user to type out the entire word "yes" rather than simply accept "y" at a command-line yes/no prompt?
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When a star-rating is right-aligned, should I fill the stars from right as well?
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Using asterisk (*) vs required
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What is the difference between Kinect for Windows and Kinect for XBox?
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Material design - buttons raise, not depress
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Form validation and disabled buttons
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How can wiring systems be designed to not rely solely on colour?
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Why do some cars have the fuel door on the passenger's side?
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When does delete not mean delete?
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Serif vs. Sans Serif
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AngularUI-Bootstrap's Typeahead Can't Read `length` Property of `undefined`
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How to implement a scrollspy in angular.js the right way?
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How far do we go to protect users?
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Which way locks? / Which way is locked?
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How to maintain a total of 100%
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Is it bad practice to remove fast forward and rewind transport controls on video player?
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Validate on blur or keypress?
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What is a wireframe deck?
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What is the difference between human factors and UX design?
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