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Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Lost Backpacking — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:51:30 -0000

Since a child i have loved watching documentaries about the Great White Shark, the worlds most perfect killing machine.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:17:34 -0000

Well what are you waiting for ;)

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Pokeren — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:13:58 -0000

This is certainly true for large articles with many parapraphs. Most of the times when you enter a page after clicking on a result in the search engine. The first thing you do on the page is trying to find that piece of information. That's why search engines love good article structures just like this article. Actually, I haven't read it, I only screen-read it :)

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:43:25 -0000

I agree Jesse M, I rarely read a whole article through without first skimming in or reading it in chunks first- then going back to the top ;) Thanks for commenting

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:42:14 -0000

Thanks Mexabet! Glad you were able to take something from this, and thanks for commenting ;)

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:41:10 -0000

Glad you liked it bursa evden eve!

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:40:31 -0000

Always evolving ;) I agree Lening. Thanks for commenting!

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Jesse M — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:06:24 -0000

I'm quite guilty of not completely reading all the content on a page. I really think this is one of the reasons that list posts do so well. Those special posts convey a lot of information very quickly, so the reader doesn't have enough time to lost interest.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Mexabet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:16:18 -0000

Yes Patrick, a nice graphic that relates to the story is a good way to keep attention. I wasn't paying much attention to it before, but I've learnt to do it better from you! This is an article that made me to rethink the way I write.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

bursa evden eve — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:59:23 -0000

thank you very much.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Lening — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:22:22 -0000

The internet made us aware not to read everything we can find. Especially the last couple of year user behavior has changed a lot regarding this matter.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

zoyd — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:45:28 -0000

If an article includes an image, the caption is typically read first by most readers...

Strong subheads work great for readers that want to skim for important info...If you're subhead catches 'em, they'll dive in and read more.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Jonah Stein — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:54:18 -0000

Excellent use of user behavior information to write about usability! Its it one thing to talk about it, it is another to show it in action.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Patrick Winfield — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:03:34 -0000

@ Hendry- Lists seem to be king and I like the way you made your last sentence on its own- white space at work ;)

@ Doug- thanks! Quotes usually always grab my attention first and then I dig into the body text if I like it.

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Doug Firebaugh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:37:16 -0000

Great post-loved it. This is really rocking hot-and thank you for the great teaching. Lists seem to be the most popular still. Amazing --and love the quotes idea as well!

Re: How Did You Screen-Read This?: Designing to Keep Attention

Hendry Lee — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:51:41 -0000

I often create list to help the readers scan through the content and make the first sentence bold (the essence of the entire bullet point).

Also, white space can help relax the eyes and make the text seems to be less dense.