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| bio | website | andrewwirtanen.com |
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| location | Raleigh, NC | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
| seen | May 15 at 16:57 | |
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User Experience Specialist in Raleigh, NC @atlanticbt. Red Sox fan. Music snob. Gadget lover. Foodie. Cape Codder by heart.
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Mar 25 |
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Should radio buttons be pre-selected? @Mervin, JohnGB is suggesting that only check box would be used instead of having a yes/no question (e.g. [x] Send me a free gift card) |
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Mar 22 |
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Is it still a good practice to have a “Go Back” button? @mansford I understand your point, but I am not convinced. Perhaps it all depends on context (e.g. if it appears self-contained or appears like a website). This is a similar topic to whether a mobile site should work well with the device or browser's back buttons (ux.stackexchange.com/questions/7216/…). I guess the only true way to find out is to observe in usability testing and monitor via advanced analytics. |
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Mar 21 |
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Is it still a good practice to have a “Go Back” button? This is true--of course, this is a band-aid solution because the app wasn't designed/programmed properly in the first place. |
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Feb 28 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jan 11 |
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How to incorporate a “never” value on a slider? You nailed it. Given the information we have about the problem, your wireframe is the most descriptive to the user. The only note I would add is to make the "delete automatically" slider default to a smart value; a value that is likely to selected by users most of the time. |
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Dec 20 |
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Refresh button on a website Unrelated, but I would consider minor grammatical changes to the error message. You do not need any commas. Consider this message: "Your session has timed out. Please click the "Refresh" button to reload the page." |
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Dec 20 |
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Refresh button on a website Good points, Danny! +1 |
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Dec 20 |
answered | Refresh button on a website |
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Dec 18 |
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What is the best way to approach usability testing an intranet? This is just a matter of semantics. To me, and many seasoned UX professionals, "usability testing" only refers to the specific method with a test protocol and tasks. "Informal usability testing" does not mean you show the prototype in the kitchen and ask for feedback; instead, it is when the moderator is allowed to prompt and go off-script. I do think informal feedback is very important in this scenario, but it isn't usability testing. |
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Dec 17 |
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What is the best way to approach usability testing an intranet? I agree with everything that was said here, but the question was about usability testing--not general user research. Informal feedback and diary studies are great, but there is still a place for a thorough usability test to uncover deep issues. |
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Dec 5 |
answered | Recommended UI/UX conference in the USA? |
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Nov 30 |
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What UX training or conferences do you recommend? @michaelduskus Yes, I would do the Bentley MSHFID program again. There aren't many graduate-level programs that are focused on practical skills. Agile was something we were talking about in 2006/2007 when I was in the program (I believe it was the Managing a User-Centered Design team class). The program has been and continues to be a leader for training UX professionals. I was mentored by Joe Dumas, who literally wrote the book on usability testing. Chauncey Wilson and Tom Tullis are also great professors there, and well known for their work. |
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Nov 30 |
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How do we validate our persona? See "Data-Driven Persona Development" from the CHI 2008 proceedings, which recommends starting with a survey to create persona and using interviews to validate personas dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1357292 (the citations on Google Scholar are useful too). |
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Nov 28 |
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What UX training or conferences do you recommend? clarifying a sentence |
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Nov 28 |
answered | What UX training or conferences do you recommend? |
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Nov 28 |
answered | Should Focus Group interviews include people of different stakeholder categories? |
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Nov 21 |
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How should I introduce participants to a usability test? @MaxE I agree your feedback regarding "design suggestions". I updated my post to say "visual design suggestions". Workflow or process feedback could certainly be helpful, depending on the audience. I also added the link to the checklist in my post. |
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Nov 21 |
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How should I introduce participants to a usability test? Adding the word "visual" to clarify the design suggestions point. |
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Nov 21 |
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How should I introduce participants to a usability test? @MaxE thanks for the direct link--I didn't look at the book site long enough to see it :-) |
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Nov 21 |
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How should I introduce participants to a usability test? Adding link to checklist from the comments |
