UX Blog http://uxblog.co.uk The blog/tweet dump of Usability specialist Barry Briggs Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:59:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Super-usable ecommerce websites that I love #1: Nabru http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/09/super-usable-ecommerce-website/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/09/super-usable-ecommerce-website/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:56:09 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/09/super-usable-ecommerce-website/ Super-usable ecommerce websites that I love #1: Nabru

http://bit.ly/9rg2bK

(via @Pod1)

Nice choice and good summary of Nabru’s key features

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http://is.gd/a3saB

from @sixrevisions #ux

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http://ow.ly/1fLLH

#ux #usability #ui #userresearch #research #ui #ai #testing

(from @iheartusers)

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http://bit.ly/cUemSH

(via @lukewdesign)

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http://bit.ly/4Yzbik

(via @UXTweets)

Obvious maybe, but always worth reiterating #ux

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http://is.gd/a2BPN

(from @indiyoung & @RosenfeldMedia)

#ux

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/09/how-to-make-lightning-quick/feed/ 0 Interview with usability guru Steve Krug http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/03/ux-podcast-boagworld-interv/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/03/ux-podcast-boagworld-interv/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:49:08 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/03/03/ux-podcast-boagworld-interv/ #UX Podcast: @boagworld Interview with usability guru Steve Krug is now out

http://bit.ly/cY7137

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http://bit.ly/bI31aB

from @randfish (via @SEOmoz)

Some interesting insights #ux

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http://is.gd/9AK6Y

Includes overview and links to tools, resources & reading material

#ux

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http://bit.ly/a2KH2A

(hint: not all of them are really “designing”…)

via @lukewdesign

#ux

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http://is.gd/9xe91

From @smashingmag in 2007

Lacks newer techniques but it’s a good basis for best practice.

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http://bit.ly/9vooIH

via @UXBooth

Interesting article about scoping research into #ux & #ucd tasks

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http://is.gd/9rMwY

via @johnnyholland

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http://mee.bo/92eRjr

Useful list of common screen design patterns

#ux

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/27/12-standard-screen-patterns-ht/feed/ 0 “It’s A Fatal Mistake To Copy Successful Web Sites” http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:56 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/it%e2%80%99s-a-fatal-mistake-to-cop/ “It’s A Fatal Mistake To Copy Successful Web Sites”

http://is.gd/9fRAV

via @kim_cre8pc

Very insightful & highlights potential #ux pitfalls

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http://bit.ly/NdkWU

from @istudio

#ux

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http://bit.ly/b5xnXx

via @whitneyhess

Some very useful resources #ux

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/my-top-10-user-experience-blog/feed/ 0 How a Well-Designed “Thank You” Inspires Community Uptake http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/how-a-well-designed-thank-you-inspires/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/how-a-well-designed-thank-you-inspires/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:49:34 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/26/how-a-well-designed-%e2%80%9cthank-y/ How a Well-Designed “Thank You” Inspires Community Uptake

http://is.gd/9dRKP

from @carsonified

Some great ideas to enhance the #ux

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http://bit.ly/bWCTjP

via @lukewdesign

]]> http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/25/narrative-style-mad-lib-we/feed/ 0 Home button vs Logo link? (from LinkedIn) http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/23/home-button-vs-logo-link/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/02/23/home-button-vs-logo-link/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:39:36 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/?p=412 There’s a great discussion going on over on the LinkedIn User Experience group:

Home button vs Logo link?

The discussion revolves around the use of a site’s logo as a “back to home” link, and whether that means you can omit “home” from the primary navigation.

I tend to err on the site of caution and specify that the main navigation has an explicitly labelled home link in addition to having the logo as a link, although I take on-board the comments about there being times when it could be counter-productive either because a) it further obscures the main navigation or b) the user has very little need to ever return to the home page (although I’d still exercise caution here because many users view the homepage as a starting point for a journey: I’ve seen several instances where a user will go back to Home and start their search/browse session again even though they don’t really need to, as if the Home page represents a psychological anchor for them, a launch pad for their visit to the site).

Nonetheless, the discussion has some valid arguments for and against having both types of Home link and I’m enjoying the insight…

Home button vs Logo link?

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