Key takeaways đĄ In-person research allows UX designers to observe micro-gestures, facial expressions, and behaviors that remote methods might miss. đ While face-to-face studies provide rich data, they require higher budgets, careful scheduling, and logistical planning. đŻ Use in-person research for tasks requiring physical interaction, observing detailed non-verbal cues, or testing early prototypes. đŚ Clear… Continue reading In-Person Research: Is It Worth the Effort?
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Testing Visual Design: A Comprehensive Guide
Summary:Â Use methods like 5-second testing, first-click testing, and preference testing to gain insights into how users perceive your visual design. Visual design is the first thing users notice when they encounter a digital product like a website or app. It plays a large role in capturing usersâ attention, defining brand identity, and creating an… Continue reading Testing Visual Design: A Comprehensive Guide
Participatory Design: The Complete Guide
In this article, we have collated everything you need to know about participatory design as part of the development process including a solid definition, its major benefits, hands-on approaches to it as well as real-life examples to help you digest the concept and use it to develop innovative and user-friendly products. Participatory design… Continue reading Participatory Design: The Complete Guide
Basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing
This article will introduce you to the basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing. We will explain why you should conduct such testing, how to prepare tasks, or how to recruit the right participants. You are currently reading one of our 101s. This blog introduces you to the basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing. If you… Continue reading Basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing
6 of the Best WordPress Alternatives in 2024
WordPress is the most used content management system (CMS) in the world. But is it the best? For your current project, it might not be. If youâre curious about what the best WordPress alternatives are, keep reading. Weâve compared 6 of the top content management systems and website builders on the market today. Do You… Continue reading 6 of the Best WordPress Alternatives in 2024
Where to Get a Web Developer Degree Online
August 11, 2020 by Clarence One of the best things about the internet is that a lot of things are now easily accessible online. This includes earning a degree in the comfort of our own homes. While being in a classroom setting is still great, there will be circumstances that would always make learning online… Continue reading Where to Get a Web Developer Degree Online
Popular Design News of the Week: April 20, 2020 â April 26, 2020
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 20, 2020 â April 26, 2020
Where Would Website Design Be Today Without SEO?
Search engine optimization is almost crucial for website development today. Optimizing for the search engines has made a huge difference in how websites are created and what is on them. However, what would it be like if search engine optimization had never been created, and websites did not have to be created in a way… Continue reading Where Would Website Design Be Today Without SEO?
UX brutalism, fragile ideas, Kano model and more UX links this week
Whatâs hot in UX this week: Brutalist wireframes â Usability? Legibility? Common sense? Forget everything you know about UX. Here is a proper framework for designing brutalist experiences that your design peers will love. The Brutalist UX Framework⢠is a not a tool nor a template; it is a mindset for UX Designers that brings… Continue reading UX brutalism, fragile ideas, Kano model and more UX links this week
Design for a Cause
Personal Design Projects Apart from the professional design work, most designers, especially aspiring designers invest a reasonable amount of time on personal âside projectsâ. These projects typically include redesign or UX analysis of an existing product, concept product design, usability testing etc. They are really good for practicing UX skills. Simultaneously, most designers showcase them in… Continue reading Design for a Cause
Every Designer Should Know The Importance Of Prototyping
Advertisement The importance of prototyping should be obvious to anyone involved in designing website or mobile apps. A prototype allows a designer or developer to create a form out of a concept, so that everyone who is involved in the process can give their feedback and make necessary adjustments before a final version is produced.… Continue reading Every Designer Should Know The Importance Of Prototyping
How Good Is JavaScript for Building a Large Scale Web Application?
According to the most statistics that are recent on w3techs.com, significantly more than 89percent of sites presently utilize JavaScript as a client-side program writing language. As a cross-platform and programming that is lightweight, JavaScript makes it easier for programmers to build responsive websites and web applications that work with seamlessly with popular web browsers, operating… Continue reading How Good Is JavaScript for Building a Large Scale Web Application?
Methodologies For Effective Mobile App Usability
The volatile growth in the sales of mobile devices and their usage signifies that only a desktop-optimized website is not enough to stay ahead of the curve. Today, almost everyone owns an Internet-enabled mobile device, and thus, they expect to have apps and websites specifically designed for their devices. Certainly, to ensure a successful product… Continue reading Methodologies For Effective Mobile App Usability
More About MEAN Stack You Want to Know!
A latest technology to the old-fashioned LAMP/WAMP stack for building professional websites and real-time applications is MEAN (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node.js) stack, which is an open-source software. MEAN is nothing but a rearrangement of code and technology upgrades switching the base platform from Linux OS to a JavaScript run-time which brings Node.js. Node.js allows to… Continue reading More About MEAN Stack You Want to Know!
Popular design news of the week: January 4, 2015 â January 10, 2016
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular design news of the week: January 4, 2015 â January 10, 2016
Improving Design With Quick Usability Tests
To see how users behave in a natural environment, it helps to use remote usability software to record the screens and the voices of test participants. This lets you hear them thinking out loud and see every click. While focus groups and field studies help you understand user opinions and natural product use, remote recorded… Continue reading Improving Design With Quick Usability Tests
How To Make Your Usability Test An Engaging Experience
In my first usability test, I met a dear old woman who didnât know how uses a mouse. She lifted it up and pointed it at the screen, encouraging the cursor in verbal tones! At the testâs conclusion I got completely nothing. But I quickly learned the importance of laying down very exact criteria for… Continue reading How To Make Your Usability Test An Engaging Experience
20 Great Tools For Testing Your Websiteâs Usability
A siteâs usability determines its effectiveness. If it loses the battle for usability, it wonât be able to attract a high amount of website traffic and suffer from increasing abandonment rates. In the cut throat world of the internet, such websites have no reason to be online. This is why designers must focus on building… Continue reading 20 Great Tools For Testing Your Websiteâs Usability
Take Control and Save Time When Designing for Clients
At FHOKE weâve managed hundreds of projects in many ways. With our team’s industry experience, running, or working within studios, weâve seen it all; ways that have worked and others that have failed. Over the years weâve refined our process and found a great staged approach that works well for all our clients. It saves… Continue reading Take Control and Save Time When Designing for Clients
Functional Beauty and User Experience
Beauty is one of the oldest and most powerful concepts in human historyâinspiring artists and lighting up cultural movements, philosophical debates, and, in modern times, curious scientific interest. Beauty is a desirable feature of the products we buy, with the power to shape consumer choices and preferences. While the nature of beauty is still a… Continue reading Functional Beauty and User Experience