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Tag: UX
A new tool for moderators for usability testing (a hypothesis)
In traditional usability testing, the moderator/observer would either sit beside the participant giving instructions, or sit in another room, giving instructions via a speaker system. © Luca Mascaro With an increasing number of users in the UK and similar countries seemingly permanently attached to their smart phone, it would be interesting to try an experiment where… Continue reading A new tool for moderators for usability testing (a hypothesis)
UX and wearable tech
Digit by Toshiba In April 2014 Toshiba released a promo video and website advertising “Digit” their wearable tech technology. The concept wasn’t particularly outlandish with the rate of advancement in wearable tech, but it was unfortunately an April fools joke. The T.Jacket Allows you to hug your child remotely. DrumPants Nymi – using your unique… Continue reading UX and wearable tech
Smart forms – first name, lastname
When building a form, it is advisable to make the form as short as possible, by reducing the number of questions asked in an attempt to reduce the number of dropouts. Recently when filling in a form I came across an example where only one form field was used to ask me my full name.… Continue reading Smart forms – first name, lastname
Contact form best practice from Greenpeace
When you enter the page it has a simple one-field form, that promises that they wont sell or swap your details, and that you can unsubscribe anytime. They also have counter along the left of the form informing the user how many other people have signed the petition. This will help the user feel like… Continue reading Contact form best practice from Greenpeace
What is UX?…
I recently found this brilliant presentation by Jon Fox that does a brilliant job of explaining what UX is, and its benefits: NELAUX Presents: UX Strategies for Startups from Jon Fox
Observations of Digital Publishing UX
You can thumb through a magazine in a shop, and most people do so before making a purchase. So it’s surprising that a number of Digital Publishers don’t allow users to do the same thing in their digital editions. © Randy Weiner Try before you buy Before users commit, they most likely would like to… Continue reading Observations of Digital Publishing UX
Form field spacing example
I tried to pay my council tax online recently, and was confronted with this: Where to even begin… The left column was too narrow to fit in some of the labels. At first glance it looks like the first entry field is for “housing benefit overpayment”, but it is in fact for the… Continue reading Form field spacing example
eCommerce shops, please stop asking your users to choose their card type
Ryanair has quite famously redesigned their website after widespread media reports that their profits are falling. I can only presume that this has prompted an effort to make the search, selection, and purchase of flights easier for the user. They have improved a lot but there is still some way to go. One such example… Continue reading eCommerce shops, please stop asking your users to choose their card type
Website login security – memorable image
Recently I have seen a few websites that ask the user to choose an image, from a selection, that will show up when the user logs in to their account. The purpose being that this will add an extra level of security by allowing the user to confirm that they have, or are logging into the right… Continue reading Website login security – memorable image