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
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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
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
Write clearly: how to take your writing for the web to the next level
These slides form part of a workshop on writing and editing for the web, delivered for EMBL-EBI in June 2012. Write clearly: take your web writing to the next level from Caroline Jarrett