: A comparison of for-hire internet usability test-takers to lab-based participants : http://www.measuringusability.com/paid-testers.php

: After years of wondering why browsers defaulted to 16pt text sizes I’m starting to be convinced that long text really is significantly more readable on screen at precisely that size. So I started with 16px for the post text and worked out from there. The problem is that whenever I’ve tried that in a [...]

: A strategy is a set of coordinated, orchestrated, planned actions, or tactics, which will take you along a journey to reach a desired future state, over an established period of time. : http://johnnyholland.org/2010/04/16/planning-your-ux-strategy/

: One of the most consistent patterns I see among those integrating UX and Agile is a business-as-usual approach to Personas, i.e. continuing to create them largely in the same way as in a traditional waterfall practice. : http://www.andersramsay.com/2010/04/12/agile-personas

: We tried to take all the things we strive for at Google and make them better: powerful technology, snappy results, simplicity and a fun and quirky personality. : http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-design-turned-up-notch.html

: This morning I got out of bed, ate my cereal, took my shower. Everything was proceeding pretty predictably. But then I did a Google search — usually a pretty mundane task — but this morning, Google looked very different than it did yesterday. Word on the street is that Google is rolling this new [...]

: If you’re designing websites for a living or running your business online, there are 18 tips in this article that you should definitely read and remember. : http://spyrestudios.com/dos-and-donts-of-usability/

: The About page is where site users go to learn more about the site they’re on. : http://sixrevisions.com/content-strategy/about-page-guidelines

: Also called guided navigation and faceted search, the faceted navigation model leverages metadata fields and values to provide users with visible options for clarifying and refining queries. : http://www.alistapart.com/articles/design-patterns-faceted-navigation/

: Last year we took on one of our biggest projects yet, working on the new Smashing Magazine re-design. : http://wefunction.com/2010/04/smashing-magazine-redesign/