This post is intended as a round-up of web and other resources that may be helpful when you are designing for people who do not read easily. It was first published on a dedicated Design to Read website. Publications byContinue reading… Design to Read: resources
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Design tips for complex forms, Washington 2013
At the User Experience Professionals Association Conference in Washington in 2013, I returned to the topic of complex forms. I chose the example of applying for a US passport, a typical government process that exposes the challenges of creating a consistentContinue reading… Design tips for complex forms, Washington 2013
Tips for improving your complex forms
Are you working with insurance applications, medical claims or government transactions? This workshop I delivered at UXPA2013 in Cambridge has tips for improving them. In this version of the presentation I have incorporated the high level results and contributions ofContinue reading… Tips for improving your complex forms
Don’t put labels inside text boxes
Back in 2010, I wrote: Don’t Put Hints Inside Text Boxes in Web Forms. That was unusual for me because I came straight out and said, “Don’t.” Not “it depends”— just “don’t.” And it generated a lot of discussion—none ofContinue reading… Don’t put labels inside text boxes
How to find out about the usability of your website using a survey
My starting point for a workshop I led at  UX Cambridge 2012  was being asked whether a usability test can use only a questionnaire with no observation? This presentation – How to find out about the usability of your website using aContinue reading… How to find out about the usability of your website using a survey
Do you trust me enough to answer this question? Trust and data quality
Here’s a question for you: what is your social security number? If you’re from the US, you probably thought: “Why should I tell you that?” From elsewhere, you probably thought, “I don’t have one of those. Does it matter?” EitherContinue reading… Do you trust me enough to answer this question? Trust and data quality
Better UX surveys for UCD2012
UCD2012 – the User Centred Design Conference in London – was an initiative organised by the Computer Society Interaction Group (BCS), British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF), Interaction Design Association (IxDA) and the UserContinue reading… Better UX surveys for UCD2012
How to ask about user satisfaction in a survey
Surveys often include questions about satisfaction. But what is satisfaction:  an emotional response? all about comparisons? And what does it mean for user experience? This article, first published in the November 2012 UXMatters, examines what satisfaction means and how best to handle its complexity in aContinue reading… How to ask about user satisfaction in a survey
How to ask better questions and how to assess UX using surveys
These slides are from the first part of a workshop I ran For EBI on user experience surveys. They cover two key topics: how to improve the questions in surveys, and how to assess UX using a survey. Better UXContinue reading… How to ask better questions and how to assess UX using surveys
UX of Transactions
“This form, this form in particular I am absolutely fine with and it is not a concern. Often I’ll actually give this form to a colleague and they will complete it. Not a problem. Other [government] forms, ohh, when they on theContinue reading… UX of Transactions