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The Optimal Text Layout is More Than Line Length

Like many of us, I have read a lot of articles containing endless bullet points about how to improve a Web site’s usability. Unfortunately I rarely come across a post bringing up text layout or typography (heck, I even forgot about it in my previous posts) and when it does it seems to be limited … continue reading

Announcing the Winners of the Book Giveaway

The book giveaway contest for ‘Playful Design’ by John Ferrara and ‘Storytelling for User Experience’ by Whitney Quesenbery & Kevin Brooks has concluded. Find out now if you’re one of the lucky winners. Not a winner this time? Look out for another book giveaway in … continue reading

Win a copy of ‘Storytelling for User Experience’ or ‘Playful Design’

I’m giving away two copies of John Ferrara’s new book, Playful Design and two copies of ‘Storytelling for User Experience’ by Whitney Quesenbery & Kevin Brooks. Whether you are a UX Professional or enthusiast Usability Evangelist, you’ll surely appreciate these two books. To enter, just follow … continue reading

My 5 Favorite Movies on User Experience for July 2012

In my attempt to stay up to date with my profession I attend conferences from time to time or watch interesting live shows on usability related issues. Searching the web for interesting articles I stumbled upon some movies on User Experience of which I … continue reading

Which Test Won and Testing Email Templates

At Corelio Publishing, a leading online and offline news publisher in Belgium, we’re testing our newsletter templates endlessly. With several 100k emails a day even the smallest change could mean a huge difference in the Click Through Rate and traffic to our websites. Although A/B testing with email templates is not that hard, it demands … continue reading

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Paul Olyslager is the creator and editor of www.paulolyslager.com, a blog about UX and web usability. I work as a web designer and usability consultant. Follow me on Twitter for more news. Follow Paul Olyslager on Google+.