Celeste Lyn Paul (celeste.paul at ubalt.edu)
Senior Interaction Architect, User-Centered Design, Inc.
Usability Specialist, KDE Usability Project
Master of Science in Interaction Design & Information Architecture, University of Baltimore (2007)
Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia, Duquesne University (2003)
University of Baltimore semesters:
Advisor: Kathryn Summers
This research was partially supported by the 2006 IA Institute Process Grant
A Modified Delphi Approach to a New Card Sorting Methodology (PDF 696KB)
Advisor: Kathryn Summers
Supported by the 2007 Google Summer of Code program.
Professor: Kathryn Summers
Final Report (PDF 1.7MB)
Final Report (PDF 2.1MB)
Final Report (PDF 4.3MB)
Advisor: Catherine Plaisant
Work conducted at the University of Maryland's Human-Computer Interaction Lab as part of an independent study.
Object-Based Annotations for Discovery and Collaboration (PDF 985KB)
Professor: Nancy Kaplan
Screen Shots of Initial Interface (PDF 1.2MB)
Keystroke Level Model Analysis (PDF 342KB)
Heuristic Review of Interface Usability (PDF 346KB)
Interface Redesign Recomendations (PDF 840KB)
Review of Photography Browsing, Sharing, and Management Software Interfaces (PDF 357KB)
Professor: Nancy Kaplan
obso1337.org -- The adventures of Human-Computer Interaction in Open Source Software
KDE and Usability: An informal history of the KDE Usability Project (PDF 351KB)
Professor: Kathryn Summers
A Critique of Mackenzie's Analysis of Keyboard and Mouse Workload Biases (PDF 79KB)
The Effects of Lower-literacty on Mental Models to Support Website Navigation (PDF 78KB)
Gestalt Considerations in Search Box Location and Design (PDF 73KB)
How Indexes Support Good Information Scent (PDF 70KB)
Reflections on Information Structures -- Mental effort and task appropriateness (PDF 75KB)
Designing for Users with Aphasia: Literature Review of Cognitive Implications (PDF 477KB)
Class presentation (PDF 595KB)
Advisor: Kathryn Summers
This independent project is an exercise in both information architecture and interaction design. The goal of this project is to create a sound structure for a large document which can be read, referenced, searched, and scanned, as well as provide excellent guidelines in good user interface design.
A description and summary of a survey aimed at gathering information and opinions from prospective KDE4 HIG users (developers). (PDF 601KB)
User research describing user groups, profile information, and personas for users of the KDE4 HIG. (PDF 1 MB)
An account of the card sort activity involving KDE4 HIG topic organization and design of document architecture. (PDF 887 KB)
Professor: Bruce Dearstyne
Elective course taken at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Information Breakdowns in Usability Engineering (PDF 148KB)
Professor: Nancy Kaplan
Icon design process for a "Guess" button in simple games
Visualization of traffic data imposed on a clock
HotPlug Printer Installation Workflow
Professor: Kathryn Summers
Center for Plain Language site map (PDF 198KB) and content analysis (PDF 66KB)
Heuristic analysis of the Center for Plain Language (PDF 94KB)
Researcher personas (PDF 198KB)
Center for Plain Language: IA Proposal (PDF 240KB)
Professor: Marius Crisan
To fulfill IDIA 610 Programming Principles for Information Architects
Cross-institutional registered with the University of Maryland University College
Storage and Analysis of Card Sorting Data (PDF 153KB)