Interview-based Tasks, Jared Spool

http://www.uie.com/articles/interview_based_tasks/ Reviewing this article from 2006 from EUI and Jared Spool struck a few key points: “Scavenger-hunt tasks work best when you’ve thoroughly researched the types of things people look for on the site. Our tasks came from extensive interviews and field research. Unfortunately, many times, teams just make up their tasks without doing the […]

Usability Testing… your own designs

Origin: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/12/testing-your-own-designs-redux.php The challenge in dealing with conformitory bias – “People can reinforce their existing attitudes by selectively collecting new evidence, by interpreting evidence in a biased way or by selectively recalling information from memory.” – is real. Getting “over yourself” and seeking out valid user testing and feedback is a tough call when you’re doing […]