Thoughts on listening to users
We’re teaming up with Blockstack, a platform for app developers who believe users should own their own data and identity. We’ll be providing monthly feedback to developers to help them improve the usability, credibility, and appeal of their apps through feedback from real people.
4 common user behaviors that are the red flags of a bad user experience.
Lately I’ve asked myself, “How does design make us happy?” Maybe it’s the magic that’s hidden behind what’s seen on the outside. More often than not people take things at face value, but by failing to seek beyond those perspectives we never reach a deeper understanding of what drives us.
Go for a walk in almost any public place, and you’re bound to notice them: striding with purposeful gait, phones drawn and held at the ready. They are Pokemon trainers, and they are all engaging in the biggest new mobile gaming phenomenon, Pokemon Go.
An increasing number of industries has seen a rise in companies offering subscription-style monthly packages, from shaving to fashion, cooking, gaming, and more. What does it look like for a website to successfully articulate the benefits and sell visitors on this model? What would make customers pick one subscription over another, similar one? We tested two snack box websites to find out.
Inspiring design and getting the user’s view go hand in hand. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce TryMyUI’s new partnership with the University and College Designers Association (UCDA).
There’s a lot of free resources out there for learning more about UX – whether for the newcomer to the field, or for the grizzled veteran. These 10 books on usability and the user experience are, in our opinion, some of the most worthwhile; and best of all, they’re free!
How do you explain the concept of UX to students who have only been using computers for 6 weeks?
Hungry? For many in the US, a Yelp search might be the first (and last) step in finding the perfect place to grab a bite. But with its acquisition of UrbanSpoon earlier this year, India-based restaurant reviewer Zomato is ready to throw down with Yelp on its home turf of North America.
We pitted these rivals against each other in a usability face-off to see which one offers the superior user experience to aspiring diners. After a few tests with real users, here’s what we found…
“It’s easy to boil the job of UX Architect down into a single word like ‘design,’ but putting it so simplistically is only true in a very narrow sense. Design – elegant, usable design – is the end goal of the job, but what I really do for TryMyUI is to create a vision for the product.”