How Taking a Break Can Save Your Usability Session
You’re moderating a usability session and things aren’t going as well as you’d like. Maybe the participant doesn’t seem to have the qualifications that you need, or the participant seems anxious despite your best efforts to alleviate his nervousness. What should you do? Talking to users is usually the favorite part of our job as… continue reading
You’re moderating a usability session and things aren’t going as well as you’d like. Maybe the participant doesn’t seem to have the qualifications that you need, or the participant seems anxious despite your best efforts to alleviate his nervousness. What should you do? Talking to users is usually the favorite part of our job as… continue reading
A Book Review of Undercover User Experience Design
I read a lot of UX books in the past few years, including Undercover User Experience Design by Cennydd Bowles and James Box, and it only occurred to me now that I have never written a book review about it. Since Undercover User Experience is mentioned in almost all UX Book collections, it is time… continue reading
I read a lot of UX books in the past few years, including Undercover User Experience Design by Cennydd Bowles and James Box, and it only occurred to me now that I have never written a book review about it. Since Undercover User Experience is mentioned in almost all UX Book collections, it is time… continue reading
How to Live and Breathe Digital, Yet Still Have a Life
Don’t worry – this article doesn’t involve breathing deeply or listening to whale music; though I admit that on occasion, I do find myself considering whether I should turn to these methods on particularly stressful days. Instead, I just go slowly insane. Moving on. So, what was the first thing you did when you woke… continue reading
Don’t worry – this article doesn’t involve breathing deeply or listening to whale music; though I admit that on occasion, I do find myself considering whether I should turn to these methods on particularly stressful days. Instead, I just go slowly insane. Moving on. So, what was the first thing you did when you woke… continue reading
3 Surprises from Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research
It is (hopefully) common knowledge amongst UX practitioners that it is beneficial to test early and test often. However, how to test and what to test may not be as well-known. Qualitative research allows the researcher to dig deep into the causes and consequences of behavior. Quantitative research allows the researcher to project how many… continue reading
It is (hopefully) common knowledge amongst UX practitioners that it is beneficial to test early and test often. However, how to test and what to test may not be as well-known. Qualitative research allows the researcher to dig deep into the causes and consequences of behavior. Quantitative research allows the researcher to project how many… continue reading
The Limits of Responsive Design
It is no surprise that we currently live in a multi-screen world but did you know that the majority of the European website hasn’t been optimized for the normal screen (yes, mobile first sweet marketeers)? This is a sad development because the right solution is within hand’s reach: responsive design. As you all may know… continue reading
It is no surprise that we currently live in a multi-screen world but did you know that the majority of the European website hasn’t been optimized for the normal screen (yes, mobile first sweet marketeers)? This is a sad development because the right solution is within hand’s reach: responsive design. As you all may know… continue reading
