This week, we’re going to take a look at users who might cause problems when conducting user research. Most of them don’t mean to be a problem but they are all the same. So each day – we’ll take a particular personality type and then look at how you might work with them better. Today, we’ll start wi
If you’re on the move and you want to know which colour to use for what; then you may need instant access to a colour palette. We’ve picked our five favourites here for you to choose from. It’s worth noting that the spelling of “colour” changes a few times in this article as many of the apps origina
Looking forward to trying an Apple Watch? The expectations are high and the truth is that no one knows yet how far the Apple Watch will go. The product is in the market and many designers, developers, marketers and decision-makers are looking at its functionalities to decide what to do with this new
Want to create awesome art work on the move? We know that many of you do. With that in mind we’ve gone hunting for some cool drawing apps that work on the Smartphone of your dreams (unless it’s an iPhone – we’ll be looking at Apple in another series of best apps on another day). Sadly, there’s no ar
You’ve done it! You and your team have worked tirelessly round the clock to build your application. It’s live in one (or many) app stores and you’re having a hard earned pint (or six) to celebrate. Then the realization dawns on you; this isn’t over. You’re never finished in today’s world – you’re ju
Welcome back. This is the final part of our series on enhancing the user experience with credible content. The previous parts may all be found under the UX Daily tab on this site. We hope you’ve found this series useful.Today, we’re going to a look at social proof and how it can create a better user
Wouldn't life be better if the decision making process we went through was as simple as possible? Today, we’ll look at how you can simplify decision making for your users and make it easier for them to do business with you.Don’t Hide Things from UsersThere is one thing that sucks more than anything
We know that a lot of lip service is paid to the idea of accessibility. That’s building online and offline products which can be used easily, not just by the fully able but also by those people with people with disabilities. It’s often assumed that building accessible products is prohibitively expen
If there’s a more fun way to conduct user research than guerrilla research; we’ve not found it yet. Nothing beats getting out into the “wild” and talking to users and finding out what makes the tick. The informality of this style of research also appeals to the rebel in us – no big expensive user te
Welcome back to our series on improving the UX of your online platforms through the use of credible content. The whole series can be found under the UX Daily tab on our website.Today, we’re going to look at, perhaps, the most obvious way to help your users – providing support when they need it.Offer
In my head, the UX Daily, was my idea. Yet, it’s not the first time the idea of a magazine style offering has been kicked around at the IxDF HQ but it is the first time it came into fruition. It turns out that though the UX daily was my idea; it’s been a lot of other peoples’ ideas first. We recogni
Welcome back, our series on enhancing UX with credible content continues today but if you’ve missed any of the rest of the series – you can find it under the UX Daily tab on our website.One of the simplest ways to enhance the user experience is to communicate clearly and meaningfully with your users
UX research is the most essential part of the UX design process. If you don’t find out what your users want (or need); it is nearly impossible to provide them with the right user experience. That often means that we need to build a team of researchers that can be thrown into action when they’re need
Welcome back to the part of our series designed to help you enhance the user experience through the use of credible content. The rest of the series, and the final part when it is published tomorrow, may be found under the UX Daily tab on our website.Today, we’re going to look at a critical issue – h
Why conduct user testing?There are no guarantees in design; something embraced by one group may well be rejected by another, but this does not mean we should discount the benefits of speaking to, observing, and testing a sample of users. User-centred design emphasises the importance of engaging the
There’s an awful lot of conflicting information about the way people read on the web. There was a time when search engines were designed to find any text with any content that had your keywords in it. Then people started to realize that that sucked. We wanted useful information and not just text.The
This week we’re examining how content can help enhance the user experience and add credibility to your online offerings. You can find all the parts of the series (as they’re released) under the UX Daily tab on our website.Today, we tackle ethical concerns. In particular we’re going to look at some o
The arrangement of items within user interfaces may, at times, seem a minor detail, but we are finely tuned to perceive order and structure. When items are in close proximity we see them as belonging to, or forming the same group. When users are meant to view items as grouped, place them close to on
Enthusiasm can be the death of us. Being a great designer isn’t enough to keep your projects on track and in budget; it’s vital that at some point early in the project – that you define the scope of that project. This is useful for many reasons including: your clients will know when you have deliver
"Formal methods" sounds kind of scary but it in reality it’s a way of saying; “the system with which we record ideas/information/etc.” and that’s rather less scary. In Human Computer Interaction (HCI) there are a multitude of formal methods, in use, to record ideas and other types of information. To
