Usability
When to Open Links in a New Tab
Always open links in the same tab unless doing so could 1) disrupt a process, 2) risk data loss, or 3) confuse users.
#7 · · design, development
User-Centered Web Development
When we think of user focus we easily think of usability tests, following a usually strong wish to produce something that’s actually useful. For us as web developers, focus on the user has a tendency to appear distant though…
#6 · · development, accessibility, performance
SUS: How to Easily Grade Your Site’s Usability
The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a Likert scale-based questionnaire to grade the usability of systems, which John Brooke created back in the 80s. SUS results yield a score between 0 and 100, with 100 indicating “best” usability…
#5 · · design
Another Survey (Including Website Usability Scale Template)
I’m doing it again: Do you have another 15 seconds to answer a couple of questions? The survey is based on the System Usability Scale (SUS) John Brooke presented in the 80s. Which means nothing less than that there’s another experiment taking place with me testing SUS.
#4 · · design
Are You a Web Designer or a Web Decorator?
This has bothered me for for a long time. The topic popped up when I thought about art and design, and it had to be covered when Roger asked whether we were designers or developers—
#3 · · design, development
Revitalizing SUS, the System Usability Scale
About 20 years ago, John Brooke published the concept of a “System Usability Scale,” a “reliable, low-cost usability scale that can be used for global assessments of systems usability.” SUS is based on a Likert-scale questionnaire…
#2 · · design
25 Excellent Usability/UX Articles and Resources
Today I thought I’d share some of the most valuable usability and user experience articles and resources I know, in a somewhat wild mix. Since there’s presumably enough to read and talk about later, please welcome a few great articles and research papers…
#1 · · design, development