I used 5 users for the first round of testing. The users were employees of the company producing the app, but the users were not involved in building this project and had no insight about …
Tag: usability
Why We Need UX
Hamburger Menu Goes Full Width
While checking my account at American Express, they offer a hamburger icon in the upper left corner and instead of a typical drop down effect, the menu goes full screen. I thought this is an …
Adobe Attempts to Ease User Pain Points
I purchased a new computer and had to download Adobe’s Acrobat. The software wanted to associate pdf files to Acrobat, so I thought “of course, why not?” and clicked okay (or change, or something). A …
Matching User Emotion in the Buying Experience
If you want me to buy something, you have to match my user emotion at that moment. Meaning, you can’t present something to me, the user, until I’m ready. I am presented with a bra …
The only interstitial popup I’ve ever liked
This is the only interstitial popup I’ve ever liked. When visiting a UX company’s website, the contact page presented this: Why do I like this one? It makes me feel like I am talking directly …
WP Engine Onboarding
I like how WP Engine orientates you to their product, aka onboarding. The help button opens up a sidebar to the right, and if you click on a topic a voice recorded tutorial starts. You …
Finger Wag Usability
He got a real chuckle out of the finger wagging at him. Love a user interaction that elicits emotions. He tried to upload multiple files at once, but the application can only process one at …
Ad Seen in Captcha
I was filling out a form and came across one of those captchas. to get the image verification code, I had to watch an ad first, right in the form.
I Can’t Put My Finger on it
I see what you did there. The close button on the ad is so small that I can’t get my finger on the X without hitting the ad button immediately to the left. This is …