Posts Tagged ‘user testing’

How to do remote user testing with screen sharing

Posted Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by Neil Schwarz

It’s great if you can meet people face to face when you’re conducting user research, but what if it isn’t possible due to time and budget constraints?

Usability Testing in China

Posted Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 by Chui Chui Tan

What are the similarities and differences between participants in the UK and in the mainland China? What are the things you should be aware of and focus on when recruiting and running user testing in China?

Usability Open Day – 12th November

Posted Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 by Fiz Yazdi

cxpartners open their doors to celebrate World Usability Day. We’re offering free advice and support for any project that could be more user-focused. Drop in for an informal chat with some of the leading consultants in the South West.

Qualitative research part 1: A primer

Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Walt Buchan

A primer that introduces the foundations of qualitative research, reliability and validity. In part two we look at the threats to reliability and validity and how we deal with them during user experience fieldwork, in depth interviews (IDIs) and usability testing.

The myth of the page fold: evidence from user testing

Posted Friday, September 18th, 2009 by Joe Leech

Joe and Fiz break down the myth of the page fold with evidence from user testing, and give some tips to ensure content below the fold gets seen.

Ecommerce optimisation tips part 3: Combining web analytics with user research

Posted Friday, July 17th, 2009 by James Chudley

As part of our series of posts looking at ecommerce optimisation, we look at how analytics data can be used with usability testing to inform better ecommerce sites.

Thoughts on interaction design for visually impaired users

Posted Friday, July 10th, 2009 by James Rosenberg

Accessibility needs to do more than just make it possible for people with disabilities to use a website – it needs to make it an enjoyable experience too.

User testing: eye tracking versus think aloud

Posted Friday, March 27th, 2009 by Steve Cable

We are often asked which research method is better, Steve takes a look at both methods pro’s and con’s.

Usability testing isn’t all about the user

Posted Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 by Steve Cable

To get the most from usability tests you need the right environment.

The trials of user testing with mobile devices

Posted Monday, October 13th, 2008 by Steve Cable

We’re running more and more usability tests on mobile devices, this is a guide to talk through how we run these tests to get the most from them.