Usability Geek
Usability Geek is a Usability & User Experience (UX) blog that provides practical and useful information. Our readership comes from various fields including those of Usability, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information Architecture (IA).
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Give Usability Maintenance A Seat At The Table
In user experience, not all tasks are created equal. Think of the tasks you associate with being exciting. Prototyping, designing a user interface, working on a slick product upgrade, and generally,...
Categories: Web Standards
Push Notifications: Top 5 Mistakes To Avoid Making
Web and mobile push notifications are one of the most efficient and handy tools that can help you increase your conversion rates and engage your audience in real time and with actual results....
Categories: Web Standards
How UX Designers Can Innovate
Recently, I have written about different, often unexpected sources user experience designers can mine inspiration from. Whether you are stuck in a creative rut or want that motivational spark that...
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How To Create Emotionally Rewarding UX Designs
What makes a website’s design genuinely effective? Is it the way it looks or the way that it works? In truth, it is a little bit of both. Both the aesthetic and the functionality of a web page...
Categories: Web Standards
UsabilityGeek Is An Official Media Partner Of Push Conference 2018
We’re pleased to announce that this year, UsabilityGeek is an official media partner of Push Conference 2018 which will be held between the 19th and 20th October in Munich. The following is the...
Categories: Web Standards
Design Is The New Black [Sponsored]
It’s hard to escape discussions around design these days. Design thinking is being broadly embraced by large (and small) organizations across industries, and not just by their design...
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The Pareto Principle And UX – Why Should You Care?
The Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule as its also known, is a productivity hack of sorts. The idea behind it is: 80% of the effects of any given process come from 20% of the effort put into it. To...
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5 Unexpected Sources For UX Design Inspiration
Every creative endeavour needs some amount of inspiration to catalyse it, and UX design is indeed no exception. Even routine projects that seem relatively cut-and-dry can benefit from the designer...
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Change Aversion And The Conflicted User
Change aversion, much like change itself, is a divisive topic. One camp asserts that users hate change. Software users have “baby duck syndrome” – imprinting on the first system...
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Utilizing Microinteractions To Enhance Your UX Design
Engagement and providing excellent user experience (UX) has become the name of the game for most brands. While a lot of the relationship-building resources are placed on communication channels,...
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Did You Forget That Your App Users Are Human?
We walk, we talk, we have opposing thumbs and we use these thumbs to interact with mobile apps. We are humans, and we are quite advanced. Above all, however, humans (as app users) have needs that...
Categories: Web Standards
UX Case Study: Google Maps vs. Waze Mobile Apps
Today, we are back in business with another app showdown! To give a recap for those of you that are new here: in this UX case study series, we put two similar apps head-to-head and see which boasts...
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UX Case Study: Google Maps vs. Waze Mobile Apps
We are back in business with another app showdown! To give a recap for those of you that are new here: in this UX case study series, we put two similar apps head-to-head and see which boasts the...
Categories: Web Standards
UX For The Perfect Corporate Training Material
Employee training and onboarding is an extremely critical component of Human Resources. According to a study published by Robert Half & Associates, over 28% of employees quit a new job within...
Categories: Web Standards
UX For The Perfect Corporate Training Material
Employee training and onboarding is an extremely critical component of Human Resources. According to a study published by Robert Half & Associates, over 28% of employees quit a new job within...
Categories: Web Standards
Is Digital ‘Dumbing Down’ Desirable?
Software has never been more accessible than it is today. User interface design has never been more straightforward, or more standardised. Today, we can all enjoy websites, products and applications...
Categories: Web Standards
Is Digital ‘Dumbing Down’ Desirable?
Software has never been more accessible than it is today. User interface design has never been more straightforward, or more standardised. Today, we can all enjoy websites, products and applications...
Categories: Web Standards
7 Tips For Creating A Winning Mobile App Payment Screen
There is a principle of “give before you take” with apps. If you want your users to do something, such as rate the app, allow notifications, or make a purchase, you should give them value...
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7 Tips For Creating A Winning Mobile App Payment Screen
There is a principle of “give before you take” with apps. If you want your users to do something, such as rate the app, allow notifications, or make a purchase, you should give them value...
Categories: Web Standards
A Brief Introduction To Interaction Design
Most companies understand why they need a strong web presence, but they often leave the users out of the process. In a competitive digital landscape, businesses must do all they can do to assure a...
Categories: Web Standards
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