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Research Paper - Real or Imaginary: The effectiveness of using personas in product design - Frontend - User Experience Design Consultancy
One of the first studies of persona effectiveness. It is neither objective nor rigorous, unfortunately. Still, it forms an interesting base for others to build on.
ux  usability  research  methods  personas 
may 2009 by jamesmelzer
IxDA Discussion: Functional Level Personas Was d&d character sheet as a persona model
James Page, Jared Spool, Doc Baty, Todd Zaki Warfel discuss personas. In a nutshell: they are as good as your research makes them.
personas  ux  =discussion  ixda 
january 2009 by jamesmelzer
Search Behavior Patterns - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
Search "behaviors follow a limited number of identifiable patterns. By examining the factors that cause variability in user behavior and considering personas that illustrate those variations, we can identify common search behavior patterns and the interface affordances that support them. "
john_ferrara  search  in:boxesandarrows  user_research  patterns  personas 
february 2008 by jamesmelzer
Crappy Personas vs. Robust Personas » UIE Brain Sparks
So, to add into the fray, here’s my thoughts on using personas... If you’re just going to guess on the personas, why bother? Just design for yourself, like the 37Signals team does.However, when you do the field studies, you create relationships with the people in your research. The persona becomes a package for containing what you’ve learned from your field research. A package that is transportable to everyone on the team, so they can have the same benefits of knowing the users as you have.
personas  in:uie  37signals  methods  jared_spool 
november 2007 by jamesmelzer

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