The topic of test subject compensation generates a lot of conversation.. how do you motivate test participants?
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What happens in the end-to-end experience? Can the intended audience find what they’re looking for? What is the actual problem being solved? Are you designing the right product for the customer need? Information architecture, accessibility, findability, taxonomy, interaction design, research, usability, case studies, interviews, surveys, and more.
Enterprise Information Architecture: A Semantic and Organizational Foundation
People disagree on what happens when IAs grow up, but Tom Reamy knows. He offers a foundation for information architecture as it advances, grappling with problems across the enterprise.
Continue readingFrom Data to Wisdom: An Interview with Paco Underhill
How can the simple act of watching people make better products? Paco Underhill, the foremost expert in behavior market research, talks about the pyramid of knowledge, worshipping at the altar of the CEO, and the need to supersize or specialize.
Continue readingBring Your Personas to Life!
Method acting can take your personas from the page to the stage. Think beyond traditional practice to give emotional life to your personas.
Continue readingMetrics for Heuristics: Quantifying User Experience (Part 2 of 2)
In part one of “Metrics for Heuristics,” Andrea Wiggins discussed how designers can use Rubinoff’s user experience audit to determine metrics for measuring brand. In part two, Wiggins examines how web analytics can quantify usability, content, and navigation.
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