Sometimes conferences are about getting lots of people together in big rooms, often over several days. UX Bristol isn’t like that. It’s one of the hottest tickets in the UK, selling out in minutes, because the organisers deliberately keep itContinue reading… Forms studio at UX Bristol
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The form you have or the form you need?
Jonathan Blum of Entrepreneur Magazine asked me for my thoughts on whether build-it-yourself forms tools can help small businesses. I said: “Not just small firms, but all firms make the mistake of believing that because they have been using a formContinue reading… The form you have or the form you need?
Book review: “Practical Empathy” by Indi Young
“Voice of the customer”. “Understand user needs”. “Get out of our silos”. “No more group-think”. It’s no longer news that it’s a good idea to understand, respect, and design for other people’s perspectives. And there are plenty of books aroundContinue reading… Book review: “Practical Empathy” by Indi Young
Slides and thoughts on SDinGOV 2015
Service design in government: it’s a technical way of talking about all the ways in which we have to do government things – and how those of us who work in government can improve them. At Service Design in Government 2015, we welcomed keynote speakers JessContinue reading… Slides and thoughts on SDinGOV 2015
How not to get a job, and how to get one
“How can I get a job in user research?” It’s a question that comes up a lot, and reappeared the other day in one of the forums I belong to. It reminded me of a post I wrote a fewContinue reading… How not to get a job, and how to get one
Five steps to better surveys – training course for EMBL-EBI
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 – training course for EMBL-EBI
How to look at a form – to learn a lot, quickly
If you look at a form through the eyes of your users then you can learn a lot, very quickly. We tried it recently at a forms studio with Women Who Code London. Don’t look at the form One of theContinue reading… How to look at a form – to learn a lot, quickly
Celebrating inspiring women on Ada Lovelace Day
Women Who Code is the international organisation dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. I was delighted to be invited to join their London group on Ada Lovelace Day – the annual celebration of a woman widely considered to be the first computer programmer. It gave meContinue reading… Celebrating inspiring women on Ada Lovelace Day
Eye tracking in user experience design: forms and surveys
This chapter, co-authored with Jennifer Romano Bergstrom, is published in Eye Tracking in User Experience Design (2014) Introduction Most parts of a web experience are optional. Forms usually are not. You want to use a web service? Register for it—usingContinue 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