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Feb
14
comment Navigating between tabs in an android app
Also: developer.android.com/design/building-blocks/tabs.html
Jan
10
answered Is it necessary for error messages to have cause and fix in them
Jan
3
answered Best UI pattern for letting a user assign items to groups
Dec
20
answered Responsive Web Design - what should happen when the mobile device is rotated?
Dec
15
comment Why not default a user's view to the middle of a sorted list?
Good point. I guess there is a reason why cops ask people to recite the alphabet backwards to determine if they are drunk. :)
Dec
15
accepted Why not default a user's view to the middle of a sorted list?
Dec
14
asked Why not default a user's view to the middle of a sorted list?
Nov
21
revised How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
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Nov
21
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Nov
21
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Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
Here's a direct link to the checklist. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
edit4: Update based on Andrew's feedback
Nov
21
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Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
I disagree somewhat on the "Don't ask for design suggestions" point. Recently, I've been doing a lot of testing with expert audiences that use ours and related systems all day. With that audience I find that they tend to have informed suggestions for how they would like to do things. They aren't all gems but it does make for some good facilitated design sessions. With a novice audience, I agree with you.
Nov
21
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Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
If I can't find someone at least slightly removed from the design process to facilitate, I usually just don'tn mention that I designed it and let the participant assume what he or she will. It's a lie of omission but I'm comfortable with it.
Nov
21
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Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
Thanks for the tip. It's a small thing but I think that you are right; it's important to set expectations early on and the word "test" can throw people off. I think that an invitation to participate in a "Usability Study" would elicit more positive reactions than a "Usability Test". Also, "test" is confusing because what we are testing is the prototype which we all know but a fresh participant might not. And aren't we all here to make it better for the user?
Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
edit3: Updated based on Mark DeHate's feedback
Nov
21
comment How should I introduce participants to a usability test?
edit2: Updated based on mervinj's feedback