You There! Step Away From The Design!
October 1, 2013
As designers, we often get so deep into our work that we can lose our ability to see our designs through the eyes of the end-user or viewer.
As designers, we often get so deep into our work that we can lose our ability to see our designs through the eyes of the end-user or viewer.
A web application’s design and usability is just as important as that application’s functionality. If users can’t immediately figure out how to use a web application, then we haven’t done our job correctly.
The Blur Test is an old art school technique used to reveal a design’s focal point and visual hierarchy. Let’s see how NYTimes.com holds up.
The concept is simple enough: Take the time to do something right the first time and you will inevitably complete the task faster and better than if you rushed it to “just get it done”.
It seems almost impossible for most software and website companies to resist the urge to add the kitchen sink of features and functions to their products. To this, I say, “Stop the madness!”
The Blur Test is an old art school technique used to reveal a design’s focal point and visual hierarchy. Let’s see how Go Daddy holds up to The Blur Test.
Every once in a while I like to post a funny or odd “User Experience” that we come across…and this one fits that bill.
Focus Groups and Usability Tests are often mistaken as being the same thing when in reality they really could not be more different.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time researching all the pros and cons between the Droid 4 and iPhone 4S and I’ve concluded that there are simply too many things I would be giving up if I got the iPhone.
This is a great video from Susan Weinschenk (Chief of UX Strategy at HFI), which illustrates what many of us UX professionals preach on a regular basis—the value of User Experience.
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