Usability News is a free web newsletter that is produced by the Software Usability Research Laboratory (SURL) at Wichita State University. The SURL team specializes in software/website user interface design, usability testing, and research in human-computer interaction.
Barbara S. Chaparro, Editor

Inside this Issue:

Articles

• Trick or Tweet: How Usable is Twitter for First-Time Users?
  by J. Owens, K. Lenz, & S. Speagle
• Pushing the Right Buttons: Design Characteristics of Touch Screen Buttons
  by A. Smith
• Using Repertory Grid Interviews to Capture First Impressions of Homepages
  by V. Hinkle
• Know Your Typefaces! Semantic Differential Presentation of 40 Onscreen Typefaces
  by A.D. Shaikh
• Visual Appeal vs. Usability: Which One Influences User Perceptions of a Website More?
  by. C. Phillips & B. Chaparro