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Chalkmark
quick hosted remote usability testing from the OptimalSort folks
chalkmark  usability  ixd  testing  tools 
october 2009 by jamesmelzer
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
STC usability resources
Here's a nickle kid, buy yourself a page title.
usability  stc  tools 
may 2009 by jamesmelzer
Practical ways to assess CMS usability » Column Two
James Robertson discusses the merits of various CMS evaluation techniques.
cms  usability  james_robertson  methods 
november 2008 by jamesmelzer
Welcome | Usability Body of Knowledge
The Usability Body of Knowledge (BoK) project is dedicated to creating a living reference that represents the collective knowledge of the usability profession. Preliminary work has started, but there is more to do. This website introduces the subject areas that will eventually be included in the Usability Body of Knowledge and a preview of what to come.
usability  upa  user_research  methods  research 
october 2008 by jamesmelzer
25 reasons why saving time on your intranet is a bad metric » Column Two
My other favorite James blasts ROI assumptions about intranet usability improvements. The primary theme is that in most orgs the intranet just isn't important enough to measure in this way. When intranets become a key part of the business (not just for news and policy look-up), then they can be measured alongside end-to-end improvements in biz processes.
james_robertson  intranet  roi  usability  business_case  metrics  analysis 
october 2008 by jamesmelzer
GUUUI - Balancing visual and structural complexity in interaction design
A great summary of common usability/simplicity mis-conceptions, such as scrolling, load times, the 7 +/-2 rule, and so forth.
henrik_olsen  in:guuui  usability  research  ixd  ux  navigation 
september 2008 by jamesmelzer
May 2008 issue of JUS: Online International Journal of Usability Studies
This peer-reviewed publication is dedicated to promoting and enhancing the practice, research, and methods of usability engineering. Its aim is to provide usability practitioners and researchers with a forum to share usability research case studies, empirical findings, opinions and experiences in the practice and teaching of usability engineering, and good practices in usability engineering.
upa  usability  =mag 
june 2008 by jamesmelzer
Design for Context: Making software applications and web sites easy to use.
Lisa Battle specializes in user-centered design and usability, and helps businesses and government agencies design information technology (IT) products, such as web applications, software, and web sites‽that are easy to use and understand. We also help to establish sustainable user-centered design within organizations by integrating it with existing software development process and by providing education and mentoring.
duane_degler  lisa_battle  carol_smith  usability  design  =firm 
june 2008 by jamesmelzer
Usable Interface : Usability and User Interface Design Consulting - Portsmouth, NH (near Boston)
Usable Interface is an independent consulting company specializing in website usability and user interface design. We are located in Portsmouth, NH (near Boston).
=firm  kyle_pero  ixd  usability  information_architecture 
april 2008 by jamesmelzer
Schedule and Events for UPA - Usability Professionals' Association Conference 2008
The UPA is a membership organization of professionals in usability, user experience and related fields.
usability  =conference  upa  baltimore 
march 2008 by jamesmelzer
First results from usability testing | Dries Buytaert
Personal website of Dries Buytaert. Founder and project lead of the the Drupal CMS, PhD student at the University of Ghent.
drupal  cms  usability  testing  analysis  open_source 
march 2008 by jamesmelzer
Account Sign-in: 8 Design Mistakes to Avoid
Here are 8 common design mistakes we often see as we watch users try to create accounts and sign into the site.
usability  forms  in:uie 
january 2008 by jamesmelzer
Does Accessibility Cost More? - Accessites.org
Quality, accessible site should cost more money. They take more time, require a higher attention to detail and knowledge. Plus these sites benefit the client. Tell them.
accessibility  business_strategy  usability  ux 
november 2007 by jamesmelzer
Exploring a Web Site’s Visual Accessibility - Beast-Blog.com
There's more to web accessibility than accommodating minority users. A good site will also be visually accessible meaning it is well-organized, clear in content and layout, and more. Forgetting the needs of majority users does not a good site make.
accessibility  ux  visual_design  usability 
november 2007 by jamesmelzer
Making Usability Recommendations Useful and Usable - International Journal of Usability Studies
...evaluates the quality of recommendations for improving a user interface resulting from a usability evaluation. The study compares usability comments written by different authors, but describing similar usability issues.
rolf_molich  robin_jeffries  joseph_dumas  usability  howto 
august 2007 by jamesmelzer
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