Understanding Defaults and Notifications (or, why I hate my dishwasher) – Part 2
This is part two of a two part series. In part one we went over the guidelines around using defaults and talked about some pitfalls to avoid. You...
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Paper vs. High Fidelity Prototyping Tools When it Comes to Concept Testing
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...
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How to Do a Paper Prototype Test in 7 Steps: The quick, easy, and dirt cheap way
Elsie had $100, very little time, and needed results. She and her team were developing a new grocery-shopping app that would substantially...
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Akendi Goes to the Movies – James Bond
As we gear up for summer blockbusters, I thought it would be fun to take a look at how usability and user testing is represented in the fictional...
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How to not sabotage your own card sort: Tips for success
Card sorting is a great method of exploring and understanding how users organize and label content.In our post on Card Sorting, we provided...
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Prototyping for Usability Testing – How detailed should you get?
When testing prototypes, more often than not we find that there is a mismatch between the prototype fidelity and the underlying goals of testing. ...
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Is Responsive Design Great Mobile Design?
The first time in your career that you notice things have changed since you started is a pretty exciting milestone. In a young industry like UX...
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How to Perfectly Orchestrate Your Web Design Style Guide
After recently completing an extensive website design style guide for a client, we were reminded just how much this document reflects the...
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Less is more – if you collaborate
The smart phone is an octopus in a box. It is a calculator, web browser, instant messaging device, social hub, spirit level, star map, sat...
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UX Design as a Silver Bullet
At some point, in your early career as a UX designer, it happens: you are working on a project with multiple, even many stakeholders that each put...
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The Case for Usability Testing
Every year we do lots of usability testing on products that are in various states of design and/or development. Many are already in market, and...
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Understanding Defaults and Notifications (or, why I hate my dishwasher)
A few nights ago I was awoken by the sound of a loud buzzer. The noise had come from the kitchen. Blearily I debated getting out of bed before...
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Why Your Designer Should Be Your Best Friend
Are you friends with your design team? If not, now may be the time to start working on your relationship! Designers who are not just colleagues ...
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Eggspectations
With Easter just behind us, I thought I would stick to the “eggspectation†of a holiday themed blog. As an experience designer, I...
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5 Tips to Wireframing in Teams
Designing intentional interactions is a fun and creative activity that is rooted in research and typically expressed and iterated on using...
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