November 2023: UXperts round-up
World Usability Day 2023 + UX/UI learning resources + How to get higher quality results from your UX research studies + more
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The role of prototyping in UX design
‘With more and more businesses investing in mobile-app design services, it is clear that any company needs to design and develop an app to reach its users. This requires experimenting with different design ideas to see what works best.’ Queue prototyping — read on to find out more!
By Atman Rathod at UX Matters
Tackling confirmation bias in product design (UX)
Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that affects how we process information and make decisions. In the realm of product design and user experience (UX), it can have a profound impact on the quality and effectiveness of a digital product. When designers and developers unconsciously seek out information that confirms their preconceived beliefs or design choices, they risk overlooking valuable insights and failing to meet the diverse needs of their users. In this blog, we will explore what confirmation bias is, how it affects product design, and strategies to tackle it to create more inclusive and user-centric designs.
By Bagavath Mohan at UX Planet
Happy path in UX design: defining smooth user journeys
‘In UX design, the term “happy path” signifies a critical concept that UX designers tirelessly strive to optimize. The happy path refers to a user’s ideal, error-free journey when interacting with a digital product or service.’ Read on to ‘learn how to streamline user experience and design for maximum efficiency and satisfaction.’
By They Make Design at Medium
World Usability Day 2023 and the importance of sample size in research
World Usability Day 2023 is the annual day of promotion for worldwide usability across things like engineering and design, to make things work better for all users. At People for Research, improving usability is at the heart of everything we do. Why not check out this blog to understand how having the right sample size for your research can harness the success of your usability study!
By Thomas Vaughan at peopleforresearch.co.uk
How to get higher quality results from your UX research studies
Running research online can often feel like a balancing act. You spend time crafting questions and tasks with an outcome in mind but have to be careful to not bias participants to say what you or people in the business hope to hear. You want participants to mindfully answer your questions but also don’t want to ask for too much. You aim to learn how participants solve tasks independently but you also want to offer the right level of guidance. To get higher quality results from your UX research studies, apply these tried and tested measures…
By Johanna Jagow at UX Planet
Design usability testing: 11 common pitfalls you should avoid
Usability testing helps us cut down on biases because we get to see how people are different from us when using digital products. Here are 11 lessons I’ve learned from my own testing experiences that you might want to steer clear of in your future tests…
By Tina Lurkova at Bootcamp
6 AI-powered tools to supercharge your productivity
In this article, Sergushkin.com gathers together six handy resources to empower every UX designer!
By Sergushkin.com at UX Planet
Mastering mobile UX: Frank Spillers’ 8 essential design goals
This blog covers renowned UX designer, Frank Spillers, and his eight design goals that will teach you everything you need to know about mobile UX.
By Thomas Cree at UX Planet
