Risk of Copying Famous Companies' Designs

Summary: If a website or company is big and famous, should you copy their design for your own site? Likely not, because good UX depends on context, and your situation could be quite different than a world-famous company's circumstances.

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Kathryn Whitenton is a former NN/G employee who worked with clients to evaluate the user experience and information architecture of websites in a variety of industries including technology, telecommunications, and media, as well as corporate intranets. She conducted usability research, eyetracking user research, and studies of users on mobile devices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Her user studies included general audiences as well as specific consumer types, business segments, children, and seniors.

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