Fairly Realistic

November 14th is World Usability Day! I know, I’m a day late. However, I promise that I made usable things yesterday. And the days before. And I promise for days that haven’t even passed yet, I will continue to make usable things. Wow, that is starting to sound more and more like a pledge of allegiance to usability. Maybe I should write one?

I, YOUR NAME, promise to make usable things.

Be there little time, little budget or little patience, I shall make usable things.

Be it Web 1.0, Web 2.0 or Web 3.0, I shall make usable things.

Using ColdFusion, PHP or ASP.NET, I shall make usable things.

Through Dreamweaver, SCiTe or Visual Studio, I shall make usable things.

Usability is my middle name and I will defend it until the day I hang up my keyboard.

Amen.

Alright, now everyone chant that a few times a week while taking deep breathes and the world of usability will flourish!

I began World Usability Day at about 8am yesterday. Nicole rolled over in bed, nudged me a little bit, gave me a hug paired with a small kiss and wished me a “Happy World Usability Day.” She then faded back to sleep for a few more minutes. I wasn’t even aware that such a holiday was approaching! What a wonderful way to find out!