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Each user testing day has a “Test Lead”. It is their responsibility to run the tests, but they can (and are encouraged to) have others help. Either by having another designer run a session, or by having a developer or PM sit in. (more…)
Use data to understand your customers and quickly make decisions. Easy-to-use and robust A/B, multivariate, and multi-page testing empowers you to improve engagement and increase revenue. From idea to execution, testing enables you and your team to validate hypotheses and quantify the impact of those changes. (more…)
Set up, record, observe, and analyze usability studies, focus groups, field research, and product testing. Watch the study or interaction remotely, take notes, and analyze results to instantly share your insights with others. (more…)
UsabilityTools is the industry-leading solution for applying in-page visual analytics across websites and web apps. Use it to remove conversion barriers and discover opportunities for growth. (more…)
Finding the dominant colors of an image requires clustering of points in three-dimensional space. I initially planned to indulge in clustering algorithms and write my own k-means clustering in JavaScript, but after installing GraphicsMagick for decoding image files of various formats on the server I decided to put this plan off to another day and simply use the color quantization of GraphicsMagick. (more…)
The All-in-One UX Research Platform for the Data-Driven Enterprise (more…)
In times of constant technological advancements, high competition, and fast development cycles, time is getting short for extensive user research. Most companies today lack both time and resources for comprehensive in-person user testing. Which used to be the state of the art, is now getting out of style. (more…)
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down to pick the brain of Nancy Dickenson, talented UX designer and the Executive in Residence for Bentley University’s HFID Graduate Program. With a bit of back and forth, we got some wonderful insight into the UX field from this long-time field participant and shaper, who looks back over her time in UX design. (more…)
"To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse." - Paul Rand (more…)
The core idea behind usability testing is having real people trying to accomplish real tasks on software, websites, cell phones or hardware. Identifying what users are trying to do is a key first step. Once you know what tasks you want to test, you'll want to create realistic task scenarios for participants to attempt. (more…)
I’ve conducted several usability tests for different web applications but it’s still time consuming to plan and I always feel like I’m forgetting something. Many people know the importance of doing usability studies but not so many are able to do it well. (more…)
Our culture defines our values and our behaviour – not only in our everyday lives, but also on the Web. What catches our attention, what makes us trust a website, how we search for information, what we consider relevant, what triggers our actions, and how we perceive a website – at the end of the day, it all depends on our cultural background. (more…)
A few years ago, in the “desktop-centric” world of digital design, User Experience Designers focused on the user “visit” to a single digital destination, NOT a multi channel customer journey in which they may encounter several digital touch-points. To be fair to the UX Designers of that era, it probably wasn’t an issue of shortsightedness that led them to limit their focus to the desktop. (more…)
In a project funded by the Swedish Internet Fund, Funka has developed guidelines for the development of accessible mobile interfaces. The guidelines are free to use for everyone and we appreciate your comments in the content! (more…)