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...
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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...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
The television faith healers of the digital era. The Rise of the Charlatans A lot of companies are becoming more familiar with the terms “UXâ€...
Read moreBy Jen Hennings
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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We have 5 senses (some people claim they have six) and you cannot trust any of them. Cognitive psychologists studying exteroception try to make...
Read moreBy Seneca Brandi
Usability is defined as the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
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...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
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...
Read moreBy Monica Zaczynski
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...
Read moreBy Fatima Kanji
When testing prototypes, more often than not we find that there is a mismatch between the prototype fidelity and the underlying goals of...
Read moreBy Patrick Noonan
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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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...
Read moreBy Tedde van Gelderen
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...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
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...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
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...
Read moreBy Tedde van Gelderen
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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Akendi is a human experience design firm, leveraging equal parts experience research and creative design excellence. We provide strategic insights and analysis about customer and user behaviour and combine this knowledge with inspired design. The results enable organizations to improve effectiveness, engage users and provide remarkable customer experiences to their audiences.