Why Is Usability Testing Important?
Usability Testing is an essential aspect of any user-centred approach that puts the user at the centre of the development process. Adopting this...
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Beware of UX Charlatans
The television faith healers of the digital era. The Rise of the Charlatans A lot of companies are becoming more familiar with the terms...
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The iPad Pro – A very confused Device
So being a bit of an (massive) Apple fan-girl, I was unbelievably excited when the new iPad Pro arrived in our office at the end of last week...
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Seeing is not always believing
We have 5 senses (some people claim they have six) and you cannot trust any of them. Cognitive psychologists studying exteroception try to make...
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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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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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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 the...
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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...
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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...
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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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Visual Design for Mobile Banking Apps
For years I've been taking advantage of doing my personal banking online in the comfort of my own home. It was a transition that was easy to make...
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Unboxing Ubi: A Usability Review
For most, consumer products are one of the first touch points with the user which occurs at the unboxing. Like children at Christmas, the user...
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What Usability Testing Does and Doesn’t Tell You
We at Akendi are increasingly asked to conduct usability tests with digital products in the later stages of product development. This means we...
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