Ahead of UXPA 2014, the Futureheads UX team interviewed me about the sessions I’m running at the conference, and what else I’m looking forward to. On Monday 21 July I’m running an evening tutorial in ‘Surveys in User Experience’. I’m looking forwardContinue reading… Looking forward to UXPA 2014
Tag: usability
A deep dive into questions
How to ask better questions, and how to assess user experience using surveys, were the themes of the workshop I ran for UXLX – the 2014 User Experience conference held in Lisbon. We focused first on the four key areas for improving survey questions:Continue reading… A deep dive into questions
Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference
How do we make our services available to everyone who needs to use them? A group of us at the Service Design in Government 2014 conference came together in a Goldfish Bowl group to talk about our personal and design challenges.Continue reading… Discussion: Design for Everyone – at the Service Design in Government conference
Eye Tracking in User Experience Design
Eye tracking can be a valuable tool in understanding how users are interacting with forms and surveys – in order to improve them. It’s a topic I’ve presented on many times, such as in this presentation on Visual Forms to the UKContinue reading… Eye Tracking in User Experience Design
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
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
To sign or not to sign? Signatures and signing ceremonies
Each year more and more business, leisure and personal transactions move online. Yet the handwritten signature continues to have an almost mystical power in the minds of lawyers, organisations – and many of us who are asked to sign forms. This article,Continue reading… To sign or not to sign? Signatures and signing ceremonies
More investigation of why usability problems go unfixed
Not enough time, not enough resources, not enough clout to make it happen… Earlier in the year, Steve Krug and I reported on a survey that we carried out amongst UX professionals about why usability problems go unfixed. We suggested some ideasContinue reading… More investigation of why usability problems go unfixed
Design tips for complex forms, Malta 2012
Usability in Malta It was a privilege to be invited to present at Malta’s first usability conference. On one of the coldest, wettest nights that Malta had ever known, an impressively large number of keen people made their way toContinue reading… Design tips for complex forms, Malta 2012
Design tips for complex forms, J Boye 2011
I was invited to the 2011 J.Boye conference in Aarhus Denmark to deliver a presentation on designing complex forms. People experience forms at three levels – appearance, conversation and relationship – and complexity affects each of them. Using examples from the UK and Danish governmentsContinue reading… Design tips for complex forms, J Boye 2011