Blog Profile / The UX Booth
| URL : | http://www.uxbooth.com/view/blog/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Internet / Usability | |
| Posts on Regator: | 290 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.3 | |
| Archived Since: | December 30, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Psychological Manipulation in eCommerce Design
Psychological manipulation and business have been married concepts for millennia. Kristina Bjoran takes a peek at how this has evolved on the Web, and what questions designers might want to ask themselves. Advertise here with BSA
Considerations for the Facebook Commerce Experience
Monetizing social media is an elusive but desirable target for retailers both large and small. According to Forrester Research's annual retail study with Shop.org, 72% of retailers plan to increase social marketing spending in 2011, and the ever-popular Facebook is unsurprisingly central to their strategy. Advertise here with BSA
iPad App Dos and Don’ts
New research gives UX designers some rules of thumb for designing applications or websites for the iPad. UX Booth editor Kristina Bjoran takes a look at the study and what can be learned. Advertise here with BSA
UX London 2011: the workshops
Follow along with UX Booth correspondent Sean Duhame as he shares insights and lessons learned from the workshops of UX London 2011. Advertise here with BSA
Tools for Facilitating Feedback on Prototypes and Wireframes
Wireframes and Prototypes are a powerful communication devices. These tools will help your clients and team mates provide you with useful feedback on your wireframes, prototypes, and designs. Advertise here with BSA
How Social Media Is Changing Television As We Know It
User Insight's Kevin O'Connor shares some exciting results from his company's latest study, The Social TV Experiment and explains what they might mean for Interaction Designers today. Advertise here with BSA
Design’s Survival Forms
It's no secret that design is an process, but to what end? Read along as Andrew inspects some of the web's prominent designs to inspire our design's foundations. Advertise here with BSA
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UX London 2011 In Review
One of the biggest UX events of the year recently came and passed. Were you there? In case you weren't, we've compiled a two-part writeup sharing all that we learned. Here's our summary of this year's UX London event. Advertise here with BSA
4 Quick Tips for Getting the Most out of Google Analytics
There are plenty of tools and services out there for measuring useful statistics when doing research on websites. I'm often surprised to see people choose expensive tools with limited capability over Google Analytics. Advertise here with BSA
Meet the Respondents: Understanding User Personalities (Part 2)
In part one of this series, we examined some of the more problematic personality traits user researchers are likely to encounter in their work. Now that we've seen how individual personalities can put a damper on your day; let's explore some ways to overcome the problems inherent to each.
Meet the Respondents: Understanding User Personalities (Part 1)
In this series — covering the absolute basics of user personality types — we’ll begin by introducing some of the more problematic personalities. In part two, we’ll look at a number of strategies to help turn the tables in our favor.
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When is Learnability More Important than Usability?
In this post, Michael Wilson explores why it is acceptable for some web applications to have a learning curve, and how learnability can be good for a product.
4 Tips and Tricks for more Legible Content
Readability & legibility are both areas of interest in accessibility and typographic design, and many resources exist that attempt to define what constitutes well designed copy. In this post, we go over a few commonly overlooked and newer ways to implement more legible type on the web.
Considerations for Mobile Design (Part 3): Behavior
How do users behave different on touch-based interfaces, and how can you start implementing new gestural actions into your mobile web products.
Mobile Form Design Strategies
Forms designed to be used on desktops don't always translate well onto smaller, handheld devices. This article offers strategies that you can apply to design a more efficient and less error prone mobile form as compared to your Web form.
Using Lies in Research
While it might be an uncomfortable topic, uncovering the lies behind a product or interface can be one of the most effective ways to turn ailing projects around.
Considerations for Mobile Design (Part 2): Dimensions
In part two of this series, David helps readers adapt their design regimes to the (typically) small screens of mobile devices. Using responsive design, our experiences adapt to a variety of conditions.
A Simple, Usable Review
In this detailed review, Paul Seys describes an up-and-coming UX title that's jam-packed with lessons for designers both new and established. Follow along to learn how author Giles Colborne's teaches his readers the essence of great design.