Forms – the only non-optional part of most user experiences, but often the part that gets the least attention. My session at the 2016 Industry Conf in Newcastle was an opportunity to lead the audience through the design of typical formsContinue reading… How to look at a form
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Journey maps: pitfalls and possibilities
At UXPA 2016, I took part in a panel on journey maps. I talked about some of the benefits of journey maps – but also about some of their limitations. Journey maps: pitfalls and possibilities from Caroline Jarrett #usability #user research
Creating forms that help voters take action
The Field Guide Series aims to equip local election officials in the US with the information they need to ensure voters are able to vote as they intend. It was a privilege to be involved in this Center for CivicContinue reading… Creating forms that help voters take action
Getting valid results from surveys: meet the Survey Octopus
Surveys are a powerful research method, but not easy to get right. The Survey Octopus is a way of thinking through the issues that will ensure that you’ll get solid results from your survey that you can use to makeContinue reading… Getting valid results from surveys: meet the Survey Octopus
A community, not a library: design patterns for government services
This workshop at UX New Zealand 2015 was a chance for me to lead a discussion on design patterns and forms elements for the UK government website GOV.UK. Looking at our experiences within the UK Government Digital Service #gdsteam theContinue reading… A community, not a library: design patterns for government services
Making presentations accessible
“Could you make sure my older presentations are fully accessible?” Caroline’s request seemed an easy enough task: we’re both keen to ensure that we reach the widest possible audience. Armed with an early version of Whitney Quesenbery’s tips on accessibleContinue reading… Making presentations accessible
Five steps to better surveys
Better surveys mean better intelligence. This presentation forms part of the ‘Surveys That Work’ training course – an introduction to using survey methods – delivered at EMBL-EBI in December 2014. Surveys that work 2014 by @cjforms: An introduction to using surveyContinue reading… Five steps to better surveys
Eye tracking in user experience design: forms and surveys
This post, co-authored with Jennifer Romano Bergstrom, is published as chapter 5 in from Bergstrom and Andrew Schall’s new book, Eye Tracking in User Experience Design, 2014 Morgan Kaufmann. It also appeared in full in the September 22 2014 editionContinue reading… Eye tracking in user experience design: forms and surveys
Six crucial survey concepts that UX professionals need to know
Surveys can be a really valuable source of great data. At the 2014 UXPA conference I decided to challenge my audience with a workshop exploring six crucial concepts from survey methodology that will determine how useful that data is: ask questionsContinue reading… Six crucial survey concepts that UX professionals need to know
Getting value from user research
‘What are your favourite ways to learn about your users?’ was the topic in the August Ask UXMatters column. It was an opportunity for me to point out “there is value in learning about users only if our colleagues canContinue reading… Getting value from user research