If you use either Windows 10 or macOS Sierra and you have been curious about the other party, or even if you are just considering an upgrade, you have come to the right place. Two weeks ago, I wrote an article comparing a the two most widely used consumer-oriented desktop operating systems. The article explored differences in the way that the two companies addressed … [Read more...]
Windows 10 vs macOS Sierra: Part 1 – User Interface & Artificial Intelligence
The conflict between Apple and Microsoft is an age-old affair - one that has been perpetuated by the supporters of either platform for the better part of the twenty-first century (and the tail-end of the twentieth). In fact, the enmity between their fans is only eclipsed by that of Android and iOS supporters. Sites like Macworld and Windows Central regularly publish … [Read more...]
Usability Testing With Prototypes
Interactive prototypes are a great way to implement usability testing into the early stages of software development. But are you doing it right? Check out the what, how and why of usability testing with high fidelity prototypes here. Running usability tests on an interactive prototype can avoid the kind of 11th hour headaches that make software designers' and … [Read more...]
Official Usability, User Experience And User Interface Guidelines From Companies (2016)
Veterans of Usability Geek may remember an article published in 2011 that provided a helpful list of UX and UI guidelines for designers with an interest in platforms developed by the likes of Apple, Google, and SAP. For years, it has served as the definitive jumping-off point for designers in need of a convenient, curated list with links to UX and UI design guidelines … [Read more...]
Magento Vs. Shopify – A Usability Comparison
Picture this: you are at a discovery meeting with your ecommerce client and your team's technical advisor. As the presiding UX specialist, your role in this meeting is to gather requirements and apply them towards a proposal and scope of work (SOW). Your client is not sure which Content Management System (CMS) they would prefer and asks your team for a recommendation … [Read more...]
Pop-Ups Vs. Usability, Conversions And Bounce Rates
They go by many names – modal windows, dialog boxes, modal pop-ups – but whatever you call them, pop-ups have a reputation for being divisive when it comes to usability. Judging by the frequency of pop-up use on the average web page, UI designers and developers love these little guys. However, users seem less enamored. Indeed, pop-ups certainly have a bad rap among the … [Read more...]
Product Images – 10 Steps For Better eCommerce Usability
When a user makes a purchase on your website, there are many factors which contribute to a successful conversion. To name just a few, there is trust, design, speed and usability. It would be simplistic to narrow the reason down to just one such factor. Assuming that your site’s design, speed, usability, and trustworthiness have brought the customer as far as your … [Read more...]
An Introduction To Heuristic Evaluation
A Heuristic Evaluation is a usability inspection technique where one or a number of usability experts evaluate the user interface of a product (for example a website) against a set of Heuristic Principles (also known as Heuristics). It is usually conducted by a group of experts because it is very likely that one person will not be able to find all usability problems. … [Read more...]
Improving Persona Usability For Goal-Oriented UX
A user persona is a powerful UX research tool critical to the UX design process. It provides immeasurable value by giving the UX designer rich insight into the mind of the representative user. Personas are, in essence, the manifestations of user research, and as such provide rich insight for every leg of the design process. Without research to back up design choices, … [Read more...]
5 Registration Form Usability Guidelines
As a business owner, one familiar mistake you may have made on your web page is to have too many fields within a registration form. In many situations, websites and applications will overburden their form field in an attempt to obtain the most data about their users, especially for the benefit of future marketing campaigns. This commonly results in a frustrated and … [Read more...]
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