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:

Web Design

• A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which Size and Type is Best?
  by M. Bernard, B. Lida, S. Riley, T. Hackler, & K. Janzen
• Designing Online Banner Advertisements: Should We Animate?
  by M. Bayles
• Where Should You Put the Links? Comparing Embedded and Framed/Non Framed Links
  by M. Bernard & S. Hull
• Paging vs. Scrolling: Looking for the Best Way to Present Search Results
  by M. Bernard, R. Baker, & M. Fernandez

E-Commerce

• User Expectations for the Location of Common E-Commerce Web Objects
  by M. Bernard
• Planning Your Next Vacation: Orbitz, Expedia, or Travelocity?
  by B. Chaparro & A. Gibson
• Internet Purchasing Attitudes: Does It All Come Down to Cost?
  by B. Lida & G. Copas

Hand-Held Devices & Menu Design

• Reading from a Palm Pilot^TM using RSVP
  by M. Russell, M. James, & A. Cohlmia
• Menu Design: To Adapt, or Not to Adapt?
  by P. Selvidge