Culture is the distinct ways that people living in different parts of the world classified and represented their experiences.
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Reliable sources about UI/UX best practices in Japan?
Everything I read about usability on western websites is mostly the opposite of what I'm told to do at my workplace in Japan.
For example :
- make landing pages as crowded as possible
- avoid share ...
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Show/Hide Password Icon - Eye/ Closed Eye? Is the “Eye” icon offensive to any cultures?
I am on a project where we are implementing show/hide password functionality, and after significant research I discovered the 'Open Eye'/ 'Closed Eye' to be fairly standard.
Once this was implemented ...
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Does culture affect UX best practises?
I've seen some anecdotal evidence that design differs between cultures - such as THE PUZZLE OF JAPANESE WEB DESIGN
But are there any case studies or quantitative data in this area?
Aside from ...
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Cultural Probe applied to business environment
At my workplace I am planning a research effort studying some in-house software. I would like to use Gaver's Cultural Probe technique because the exploratory nature of the methodology appeals to my ...
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Should a multinational website background color be a conscious choice?
We know that colors represent different things in different cultures, and selecting the wrong color can have unexpected and unwanted effect on how we present our organization. Gaming sites such as ...
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Handling the death of a user
Are there any common practices for handling the death of a user? How should the claim of a death be verified? How should the deceased user be "visualized" or otherwise indicated on their ...
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Cultural differences while usability testing
As a Briton, I realise there are cultural differences that I need to consider while testing. For example I have found that citizens from the Indian subcontinent are less likely to directly criticise ...
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Are there any resources about connotations related to visual elements from a cultural perspective?
I've been wondering about this for some time, are there any libraries or resources online that show what connotations are attached to any given design element from a cultural perspective?
I am aware ...
