Making Everything Fit (Book Review)
A review of Responsive Web Design by Ethan MarcotteMaking a case and practical instruction for creating a design that scales based on platform.
View ArticleMaking the Case: Rounding Out Usability Testing with Web Analytics
Using qualitative data, you can plan usability tests and analyze test results by reviewing where users currently go on your site.
View ArticleTesting by Teaching: Peer Tutoring, a Usability Evaluation Method for Children
Peer Tutoring helps engage and encourage children during usability testing. The social context makes the test more natural, resulting in richer findings.
View ArticlePractical Guidance at Every Level (Book Review)
A review of Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set . . .Test! by Carol M. Barnum Practical guidance for UX professionals at every experience level. From equipment, lab vs. field testing, remote...
View ArticleShould We Conduct this Usability Study? Ethics Considerations in Evaluations
Can it be unethical to conduct a user experience evaluation? An accessibility evaluation before a usability test can prevent frustrating, painful, or difficult situations.
View ArticleA Unique Approach to Software Usability: What’s In It for Your Development Team
Use the “down” time early in a project to get the team involved in usability from the start. Developers gain a balanced workload and increased prestige.
View ArticleThe p Stops Here (Book Review)
A review of Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research by Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis A convenient reference text for practitioners who need to measure the user experience and...
View ArticleUX Professionals + Stakeholders (Book Review)
A review of It's OUR Research by Tomer Sharon. In this compendium of experts’ advice, you’ll find useful nuggets that haven’t been recorded anywhere else.
View ArticleEngaging Study Observers: An Overlooked Step in User Research
Observer participation is an important piece in conducting usability. A little work up front can help engage observers more effectively.
View ArticleSeeing is Believing (Book Review)
A review of Eye tracking the User Experience – A Practical Guide to Research by Aga Bojko. A must-read book with tips for running eye tracking studies.
View ArticleSeeing is Believing (Book Review)
A review of Eye tracking the User Experience – A Practical Guide to Research by Aga Bojko. A must-read book with tips for running eye tracking studies.
View ArticleUsability Testing for Healthcare Portals: Even Small Problems Add Up
Want to fix the web portals for a major government initiative? Usability testing with health consumers helped improve CoveredCA, a portal in California.
View ArticleSUStisfied? Little-Known System Usability Scale Facts
SUS will continue to provide a reliable, valid and quick measure of ease of use and average SUS scores may increase due to UX improvements.
View ArticleCase Study on Usability Evaluation in Costa Rica: A Dual Perspective
The article examines the perspective of usability evaluation of software development organizations and novice software developers through a case study conducted in Costa Rica. (Full article available...
View ArticleUsability Script and Moderator’s Guide: 2 Tools or 1? Communicating with...
A good script allows a moderator to support conversation with a participant, learning from the participant’s freedom, while still providing the necessary controlled environment.
View ArticleGet it RITE: Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation (RITE)
With RITE, UX teams examine interface alternatives in a short time, evolving a more usable final design more quickly than with traditional usability testing methods.
View ArticleSurviving Tricky and Sticky Research Situations (Book Review)
A review of The Moderator’s Survival Guide by Donna Tedesco and Fiona Tranquada. Improve your research moderating skills.
View ArticleUX Debt in the Enterprise: A Practical Approach
Designing a scorecard comparing various products across UX frameworks, usability maturity, and technology platforms helps identify solutions that improve products’ usability and lower UX debt.
View ArticleFive-Second Rules Help Build a Better Test (Book Review)
A review of The UX Five-Second Rules: Guidelines for User Experience Design’s Simplest Testing Technique by Paul Doncaster. An online, unmoderated method based on human perception.
View ArticleGetting Ahead of the Game: Challenges and Methods in Games User Research
Game development requires a deep knowledge of user needs. In addition to leveraging established usability research methods, games user research increasingly incorporates advances in physiological...
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