10 New UX Books To Look Out for in 2010
It’s time to expand your book shelf once again. Paul Seys, the man behind @UXBooks, shares with us 10 up and coming UX books to keep an eye out for in 2010.
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Classification Schemes (and When to Use Them)
Information Architecture is full of tiny decisions with big consequences; like how to best organize your content. In this article Donna Spencer introduces a couple of different classification schemes you can use to organize your content, and provides tips on when and how to use each.
Stopping Shopping Cart Abandonment
A good checkout process allows customers to quickly and easily make their purchases online without feeling overwhelmed or confused. In this post, Erin Jo Richey walks us through three common eCommerce usability blunders, and how we can fix them.
Gathering Variables for A/B Split Testing
If practitioners have a firm grasp of the concepts behind A/B testing as well as tools to aid them in the process; the only thing deterring would be testers is the notion of “what to test,” and “why?” In this article, we’ll take a look at how to determine which elements of a website might affect its users.
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If it wasn’t clear by now, we’re very pleased be offering our first ever media sponsorship for the forthcoming UX LX conference! As a result of our sponsorship we’ve actually received a bunch of free goodies that we’re happy to pass on to readers of our blog. Read below for ways you can win.
Designing with Lenses
UX designers frequently take a holistic approach to the websites they architect by considering many interrelated factors at the same time. In this post, author Bill Scott provides a worthy counterpoint; a form of reductivism by which we might distill more salient aspects of a user’s total experience.
Consistency: Key to a Better User Experience
In an effort to provide a quality experience to our users, it’s necessary to be consistent in the design and content of a website. Consistency is a word we tend to hear frequently. The reason for this is: A harmonious user experience separates an amateur from a professional.
Taming Goliath: Collaboration with Large Companies (part 2 of 2)
After signing the contract, it might seem the hard work is behind you—but that’s far from the truth. As Alan shows us this article, the final of his series, there are plenty of idiosyncrasies facing UX professionals in their work with larger clients.
Taming Goliath: Selling UX to Large Companies (part 1 of 2)
Large companies are the financial backbone of the web industry, but their size and complex organizational structure can make them challenging to work with. In this, the first of a two–part series, Alan explains to readers how to introduce user–centered design to large companies; forging relationships that will mature throughout the duration of the project.
Selling UX to Small Business
It’s 2010 and everyone loves usability, right? It may may look that way from our comfortable perches atop the blogosphere, but if you’ve tried to sell usability services to small businesses, you know that it can be a frustrating and time-consuming experience.
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