Posts Tagged ‘Usability’
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Lean UX: Getting Out Of The Deliverables Business
- March 7th, 2011
- 123 Comments
User experience design for the Web (and its siblings, interaction design, UI design, et al) has traditionally been a deliverables-based practice. Wireframes, site maps, flow diagrams, content inventories, taxonomies, mockups and the ever-sacred specifications document (aka “The Spec”) helped define the practice in its infancy. These deliverables crystallized the value ...
Read more...Designing For Start-Ups: How To Deliver The Message Across
- February 24th, 2011
- 25 Comments
Start-up organizations provide an extraordinary example of chaos organized into manageable chunks. Perhaps more than anyone else, the individuals who comprise a start-up team are required to understand their team’s goals across a variety of disciplines — research, marketing, design, development, architecture, etc. — as well as their own responsibility ...
Read more...Persuasion Triggers in Web Design
- November 29th, 2010
- 79 Comments
How do you make decisions? If you’re like most people, you’ll probably answer that you pride yourself on weighing the pros and cons of a situation carefully and then make a decision based on logic. You know that other people have weak personalities and are easily swayed by their emotions, ...
Read more...Showcase Of Beautiful But Unusable Websites
- November 25th, 2010
- 107 Comments
“Form follows function” is a widely accepted — albeit controversial — principle that most designers in a variety of disciplines have adopted since its inception at the turn of the 20th century. On the web, we commonly refer to function as usability which is the ease of use and navigation ...
Read more...Test Usability By Embracing Other Viewpoints
- October 6th, 2010
- 19 Comments
As Web technology improves, users expect Web-based widgets to be useful, content to be relevant and interfaces to be snappy. They want to feel confident navigating a website and using its functionality. They crave being able to get things done with little friction and on demand. And demand they do. People are ...
Read more...What Is User Experience Design? Overview, Tools And Resources
- October 5th, 2010
- 72 Comments
Websites and Web applications have become progressively more complex as our industry’s technologies and methodologies advance. What used to be a one-way static medium has evolved into a very rich and interactive experience. But regardless of how much has changed in the production process, a website’s success still hinges on just ...
Read more...A Design Is Only As Deep As It Is Usable
- August 23rd, 2010
- 71 Comments
There are well-known proverbs that imply (or state outright) that beauty is superficial and limited in what it can accomplish. “It’s what’s inside that counts” and “Beauty is only skin deep” are a few simple examples. Because the Web design industry is now flooded with a lot of raw talent, ...
Read more...How To Engage Customers In Your E-Commerce Website
- June 8th, 2010
- 37 Comments
One of the most influential factors in our buying decisions is the opinions of our friends and relatives. Likewise, a large majority of online shoppers now trust what other customers say about the products they buy more than the e-tailers themselves. The reason is that we trust people who are ...
Read more...Getting Started With E-Commerce: Your Options When Selling Online
- June 2nd, 2010
- 92 Comments
The world of online sales, whether of products or services, can be daunting at first; the options seem confusing and the information conflicted. Yet as the designer or developer of an online store, you will need to guide your client through the maze of choices in order to get it ...
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