Google Goes Gaga for Gestures
"For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the...
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Violating User Expectations
"Mom, I'm going to have to call you back. I need to call 911." I announced suddenly in the middle of my phone call. In retrospect, this maybe...
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Always Be Testing
Usability is defined as the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular...
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Who Is Your Market?
I was recently on a business trip to Qatar for the first time. I had never been to Qatar, nor did I know anything about its history. A quick...
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The Impact of Pinterest on UX Design
It's been over five years since the launch of the addictive photo sharing website, Pinterest. And the impact that it has had on visual and...
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Where Do I Put My Cereal Box? (The Usability of Recycling)
“Is this recyclable?†my boyfriend asks, holding up a black plastic food container. “No, it's black plastic. You can't...
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Designing Good UX Is An Ungrateful Job
Recently somebody remarked that he didn't understand what all the fuss around UX was all about. Surely this was not a professional discipline but...
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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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