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How to do usability testing.
@pacharrin on Twitter asks: “I’m preparing my first usability test. Any recommendations?”—well I’m so glad you asked this question. I’m going to give you the “low-down” on how to do usability testing that is both effective and eye-opening. By the way, this article is about doing a very small qualitative study, so we’ll save card [...]
8 Ways To Improve Website Performance
Click here to tweet this article to your followers! Website performance is not just a usability issue, also a overarching user experience issue. Learn my 8 ways to Improve Website Performance and Usability. Want website traffic? Google factors your page load time into their algorithm—placing skinnier websites toward the top of the search results. Want [...]
Video Blog Coming In a Few Weeks!
I just wanted to give you all an update, I’m about to launch my video blog. No more iMovie productions, we’re gonna have a green screen, great lighting, a professional camera, and Final Cut Pro baby!
Top 10 Law’s of Web Design
Law #1: If you put a big ol’ picture of your client’s mug on it, they’ll automatically fall in love with it. . Law #2: Everybody thinks their logo should have a big ol’ globe right smack in the middle of it. . Law #3: Everyone thinks “there’s not enough whitespace”, but they never know [...]
Armedia Blog: Instant Usability Testing
I’ve been experimenting with a really clever usability testing technique that uses human intelligence to collect quantitative data about a user’s experience. The way a development project traditionally gathers this data is through conducting a study—gathering participants to sit down in a room and perform a set of tasks. We usually observe these tasks and [...]
