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Making something usable is not magic. It’s a process of carefully testing and refining designs through an iterative process. Our collection of Testing blogs covers the fundamentals of testing approaches and methodologies as well as tips and techniques to hone your skills.

Say what? UX Research and UX Testing

By Scott Plewes

UX research and UX testing are different things. Research is about understanding people and their experiences in context. Testing is about having...

General

A New UX Training Community: Experience Thinkers

By Siobhan Kennedy

To kick off our training in 2021, we're sharing an interview with Tedde van Gelderen, President and Founder of Akendi and Experience Thinkers...

Design

The Sweet Spot – Participant Numbers in Qualitative UX Research

By Cassandra Wiesner

Being a UX designer I conduct a lot of qualitative research, from developing personas and journey maps to validating websites and products. There...

General

An Accessible World for All

By Jessica Murray

Accessibility has become a hot topic in the design world but how do we design for it? And how do we plan for it? In a diverse world like ours, we...

Design

The Art of Asking Research Questions in Usability Testing

By Hamilton Hernandez

The first post in this series talked about the fundamentals of asking questions in UX research. This article describes how we ask questions during...

Research

Why Is Usability Testing Important?

By Leo Poll

Usability Testing is an essential aspect of any user-centred approach that puts the user at the centre of the development process. Adopting this...

Testing

Putting User Testing in Context

By Tobias Coe

The traditional role of user testing in the product lifecycle has changed dramatically over the last 2-3 years. User testing is one of the main...

Testing

Seeing is not always believing

By Leo Poll

We have 5 senses (some people claim they have six) and you cannot trust any of them. Cognitive psychologists studying exteroception try to make...

General

Not All Errors Are the Same

By Dan Iaboni

While driving the other day I tried to switch the radio station using the controls on my steering wheel. Instead, I accidentally redialed a...

Testing

Make it “easy to use” for “tech savvy” people

By Cindy Beggs

Have any of you heard these phrases from clients or stakeholders? We hear these often; not always at the same time, but definitely on their own. ...

General

Making the natural ‘natural’?

By Janet Bewell

Should you test in-person or remotely? What to choose when there are so many options? If the question was simply about the quality of the test...

General

Smart Watch Design Heuristics

By Seneca Brandi

Interaction design can beÃ‚Â a delicate balancing act between meeting the needs of the user and wrestling with the limitations of the technology...

Design

Design Will Save the World

By Dominira Saul

In a recent interview with Zane Lowe of the BBC, Kanye West said that he believes that the world can only be saved through design. Ã¢â‚¬Å“I...

Design

Always Be Testing

By Seneca Brandi

Usability is defined as the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular...

Testing

Paper vs. High Fidelity Prototyping Tools When it Comes to Concept Testing

By Dominira Saul

I fondly remember the days of sketching concepts on paper with a pencil and going to users to solicit feedback. There was a certain joy to...

Design

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