Usability


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Designing Empathetic Healthcare User Interfaces - Enhancing Usability and Accessibility

UX Matters

UX Matters - 5 December 2023

By Magnus Eriksen Today, patients can benefit massively from digital tools, which can influence their interactions with their caregivers and …

Accessibility Communication Usability

The Importance of User Feedback and Data in UX Design

UX Matters

UX Matters - 5 December 2023

By Syed Balkhi One of the biggest struggles that all UX professionals face is understanding user needs. Users often surprise …

Prototyping Usability

12 Important User-Interface Design Guidelines

UX Matters

UX Matters - 5 December 2023

By Cynthia Wallance A product or service’s user interface (UI) is the doorway to the digital experience it offers. Therefore, …

Accessibility Usability Wireframing

20 Inspiring UX Quotes You Should Learn as a UX Designer

UX Planet

UX Planet - 4 December 2023

Quotes are a great source of inspiration and learning. While working on UX design, UX quotes act similarly for UX …

Collaboration Prototyping Usability

UX Conference February Announced (Feb 6 - Feb 8)

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 4 December 2023

Take up to 7 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Conference focused on long-lasting skills …

Analytics Collaboration Usability

The Most Influential Psychological Studies on UX Design.

UX Planet

UX Planet - 3 December 2023

Understanding How the Human Brain Works Helps Us Build Designs That Work For Humans.

Illustration Psychology Usability

Deceptive Patterns in UX - How to Recognize and Avoid Them

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 1 December 2023

Deceptive patterns promote business outcomes at the user's expense. Designers should avoid deceptive patterns by carefully assessing their designs.

Usability

3 ways design unlocks innovation | nothing moves forward without this

UX Planet

UX Planet - 1 December 2023

Failed attempts to disrupt can be traced back to a failure to properly involve Design.

Collaboration Prototyping Usability

Should You Build a Smartwatch App?

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 1 December 2023

Applications native to smartwatch operating systems get used the most. Just because a new smartwatch app could offer basic functionality, …

Psychology Usability

3 Essential Research Tips for Product Designers

UX Planet

UX Planet - 29 November 2023

In my current role as a Designer at Trivago, I oversee lightweight research activities while collaborating effectively with dedicated…

Usability

Have an Address Validator (47% Don’t)

Baymard Institute

Baymard Institute - 28 November 2023

Users often make mistakes when entering their address — which can lead to unfulfilled orders and lost sales. See our …

Usability

How to Run Surveys at Every Stage of the Design Cycle

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 24 November 2023

Most UX surveys are administered during the final Listen phase of the design cycle. However, there are many different types …

Diagramming Prototyping Usability

Four Factors in Design Transformation

UX Planet

UX Planet - 24 November 2023

Bridging Nielsen and Norman’s Four Factors in UX Maturity with Design Maturity Outcomes

Collaboration Usability

Enterprise Data Visualization - UI Design Dos, Don’ts, and Best Practices

UX Planet

UX Planet - 24 November 2023

Netflix’s 2019 show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” ignited a decluttering movement, inspiring viewers to adopt Kondo’s Japanese-inspired…

Communication Usability

Prompt Structure in Conversations with Generative AI

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 24 November 2023

Most prompts contain a combination of the following components: request, framing context, format specification, and one or more references to …

Psychology Usability

Consider Promoting Important Filters (61% Don’t)

Baymard Institute

Baymard Institute - 21 November 2023

Filters are key for users considering large product lists — and promoted filters can make product finding even faster. Yet …

Usability

How Developing Use Cases Helps in Designing User Interactions

UX Matters

UX Matters - 21 November 2023

By Kevin Dam As the development of new technologies brings more users online, the design of user interactions has become …

Communication Usability

Uplevel your filter menu

UX Planet

UX Planet - 21 November 2023

Learn the anatomy of an intuitive, scalable filter menu from a Cisco.com UX leader.

Usability

UX Conference February Announced (Feb 10 - Feb 16)

Nielsen Norman Group

Nielsen Norman Group - 20 November 2023

Take up to 7 in-depth training courses, teaching user experience best practices for successful design. Conference focused on long-lasting skills …

Analytics Psychology Usability

Tackling Confirmation Bias in Product Design (UX)

UX Planet

UX Planet - 20 November 2023

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that affects how we process information and make decisions. In the realm of product …

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