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  • The guide to user research

    User research is often neglected in web projects, sitting pretty somewhere between usability and market research. But it can be an invaluable tool in defining and structuring a site, says Nomensa’s Alastair Campbell
    By Alastair Campbell on

  • How to build a killer mobile game

    Simon Duke, senior UX consultant, and Mark Westwater, senior usability consultant of User Vision, explain some of the key constraints to gaming on a smartphone and highlight the key attributes of a successful game
    By Simon Duke on

  • The road to web app success: prototypes and user tests

    Prototypes and user tests can make or break an app. In this excerpt from A Practical Guide to Web App Success, which goes on sale today, Dan Zambonini stresses their importance and explains the tools and techniques you need to know about
    By Dan Zambonini on

  • 2011 in review: the top five failed web launches

    Susan Chadwick, co-founder of Edge Testing Solutions, looks back at her top five, well publicised web launch crashes and offers advice on how you can avoid the indignity of apologising to customers when your website falls over
    By Susan Chadwick on | 3 comments

  • Always check your Terms and Conditions!

    A recent case in the UK High Court has highlighted the importance of ensuring that website terms and conditions are binding, fair and enforceable. Ed Boal reports
    By Ed Boal on

  • Understand your audience with good research

    Good research isn’t just about finding how many unique visitors you have. Rob Mills sets out techniques to really get to know your users
    By Robert Mills on

  • Hacking the brain

    User experience is often considered a dark art. Here Richard Shepherd argues that a healthy curiosity in human nature helps us create delightful sites and apps
    By Richard Shepherd on

  • Five killer ways to use Mental Models

    Understanding the way the visitors to your site discover your content will help you plan its architecture, says Gene Crawford
    By Gene Crawford on

  • The pro’s guide to user research

    Stuart Pill from TH_NK guides you through how to collect objective insights using ethnographic research
    By Stuart Pill on
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