Sites must meet users' basic trust needs before they demand that visitors enter information or engage with them. 5 distinct levels of user commitment have separate design requirements for users to give a website what it wants.
User testing works best if you don’t direct participants too much, but sometimes you need users to go straight to a target page. How to get them there?
18-to-25-year olds gave slightly higher ratings of flat designs than older adults did. That increased aesthetic appeal may not be worth the cost of flat design.
Measure people's attitudes toward a user interface by a controlled vocabulary test: give users the list of product reaction words and asks them to select those that best describe the design.
Users are 89% more likely to remember logos shown in the traditional top-left position than logos placed on the right.
SharePoint requires install plus in-depth UX design and development. Forge strong relationship with SharePoint UX designers and developers for successful intranets. And take advice from winning teams who have made SharePoint an effective enterprise tool.
Up-to-date personas result in a better UX design process. Data from 156 companies provide a baseline to understand how often to revise personas. Knowing when and how frequently to make updates will help you craft personas that are both accurate and effective.
Different approaches to implementing mobile websites have each their advantages and disadvantages. All should follow the same mobile user-experience principles.
To ensure that people understand the meaning and purpose of icons, conduct multiple types of tests at various stages of the product-development cycle.
Results pages that refresh too soon or shift the page position disrupt the filtering process. Design filters and facets to offer a smooth user experience.
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