How Facebook design researchers evaluate the first-time user experience
Editor’s note: Chris Dannen, the editor of Co.Labs at FastCompany, sat down with Facebook UX Researcher Marco De Sa to learn his thoughts on enticing first-time users.
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How habits can impact user behavior
Editor’s note: How to change user habits. Think cues and rewards and a whole lot more – all discussed in this practical article.
What UX methods to use and when to use them: measuring usability
Editor’s note: A good overview of usability testing methods. If you need to get up to speed on this fast, then this is a useful resource.
How do users really hold mobile devices?
Editor’s note: An obvious and critical question in order to design the best user experiences for learning content delivered to mobile devices.
How ‘Minority Report’ trapped us in a world of bad interfaces
Editor’s note: More human interfaces will be the key to the successful use of technology, something we see in the way apps have been developed for mobile devices. But there is still plenty of poor user interface design in learning technology. This article looks at the fantasy and reality of user interfaces.
15 mobile UX facts and insights
Editor’s note: Here are 15 data points to help answer some common questions about mobile usage and behavior.
The grammar of interactivity
Editor’s note: This line sums up the article; ‘There’s a real value to exploring the grammar of “button wording.” Not only does it allow us to feel more confident about choosing our words, it helps to explain why some sites seem to able to align their wishes so elegantly with those of their users.’
Teenage usability: designing teen-targeted websites
Editor’s note: Thanks to Owen Ferguson for sharing these insights into teenage usability from Jakob Nielsen. Cuts through the stereotypes about what teenagers want online, giving a taster of the web skills of future employees.
Video of the week: Connecting – a short film that explores trends in user interfaces, interaction and experience design
Design and user interface industry thought leaders take a look at the future of user…