Comments on: Where are the cool usability testing blogs http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs Information architecture, interaction design and much more Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:54:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Matt Balara http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-1856 Matt Balara Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:41:50 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-1856 And if you're going to commit a typo, then better anywhere except someone's name, eh? It's Leisa Reichelt. Sorry Leisa! And if you’re going to commit a typo, then better anywhere except someone’s name, eh? It’s Leisa Reichelt. Sorry Leisa!

]]> By: Matt Balara http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-1855 Matt Balara Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:40:49 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-1855 She's not only blogging about user testing, but the first person I thought of when I read this was Lisa Reichelt, also an Aussie so maybe you already know her? http://disambiguity.com/ She’s not only blogging about user testing, but the first person I thought of when I read this was Lisa Reichelt, also an Aussie so maybe you already know her?

http://disambiguity.com/

]]> By: brandy http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-868 brandy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:18:24 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-868 oh good lord I need to update my site, how sad! I had a baby :( but that's really a :) and I created the site while I was pregnant lol. I think I'll work on it in february, thanks for the kick in the butt. oh good lord I need to update my site, how sad! I had a baby :( but that’s really a :) and I created the site while I was pregnant lol. I think I’ll work on it in february, thanks for the kick in the butt.

]]> By: Donna Maurer http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-832 Donna Maurer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:44:32 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-832 Thanks Jessica - I have dug through HFI and Nielsen, but forgot about usability.gov. I'll go see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks Jessica - I have dug through HFI and Nielsen, but forgot about usability.gov. I’ll go see what they have to say for themselves.

]]> By: Jessica Gardner http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-831 Jessica Gardner Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:31:46 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-831 Hi Donna, It's a good question. I was doing some research on this for a paper I wrote on the benefits of remote usability testing (http://www.ijpis.net/index.html?http%3A//www.ijpis.net/issues/no2_2007/no2_2007_p2.htm) and also couldn't find much out there. I read the following feeds: What's New at usability.gov - http://usability.gov/rss/usabilitynews.xml HFI Inc - http://www.humanfactors.com/rss/rss.xml Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox - http://www.chipple.net/rss/custom/alertbox/index.rdf DonnaM - http://feeds.feedburner.com/DonnaM I hope your question can help uncover some others. In my experience usability testing has been extremely valuable, particularly for demonstrating the need for change to decision-makers. It really doesn't need to be expensive either. Thanks, Jessica Hi Donna,

It’s a good question. I was doing some research on this for a paper I wrote on the benefits of remote usability testing (http://www.ijpis.net/index.html?http%3A//www.ijpis.net/issues/no2_2007/no2_2007_p2.htm) and also couldn’t find much out there.

I read the following feeds:

What’s New at usability.gov - http://usability.gov/rss/usabilitynews.xml
HFI Inc - http://www.humanfactors.com/rss/rss.xml
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox - http://www.chipple.net/rss/custom/alertbox/index.rdf
DonnaM - http://feeds.feedburner.com/DonnaM

I hope your question can help uncover some others.

In my experience usability testing has been extremely valuable, particularly for demonstrating the need for change to decision-makers. It really doesn’t need to be expensive either.

Thanks,
Jessica

]]> By: Gary Barber http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-830 Gary Barber Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:41:29 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-830 may be of use Brandy Fortune http://usaboodle.com/ That said I recommend a round of usability testing at least with every major project as it does uncover the major faults with any architecture or design that is proposed. UCD can solve some of the issues but often it's finding the true representatives of the audience that becomes the problem. The testing is just a tool in the entire design methodology slot it in where experience tells you it is needed. The key of course here is the experience. Then there is testing for usability and usability testing. Often they can get confused and merge into a greying area of corporate / govt speak of UAT (don't get me started on that one). may be of use Brandy Fortune

http://usaboodle.com/

That said I recommend a round of usability testing at least with every major project as it does uncover the major faults with any architecture or design that is proposed. UCD can solve some of the issues but often it’s finding the true representatives of the audience that becomes the problem.

The testing is just a tool in the entire design methodology slot it in where experience tells you it is needed. The key of course here is the experience.

Then there is testing for usability and usability testing. Often they can get confused and merge into a greying area of corporate / govt speak of UAT (don’t get me started on that one).

]]> By: Donna Maurer http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-829 Donna Maurer Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:10:55 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-829 Hi Bjorn. I agree that usability testing isn't the solution. But it is still a very useful tool, and I'm surprised that people more into it than me aren't writing about new ways to make it work... Hi Bjorn. I agree that usability testing isn’t the solution. But it is still a very useful tool, and I’m surprised that people more into it than me aren’t writing about new ways to make it work…

]]> By: Björn http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-828 Björn Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:30:20 +0000 http://maadmob.net/donna/blog/2007/usability-blogs#comment-828 Hi Donna, maybe people have recognized that usability testing is not the solution to the problem. It's expensive and easy to get wrong, most of the time you will get lots of artifacts in your testing. The high time of usability testing has passed, it helped making the transition to a different way of designing things, a different generation of designers, if you want to call it that way. Most people blogging about usability etc. probably blog about design rather than evaluation these days would be my guess. I think it's a good thing. Hi Donna,

maybe people have recognized that usability testing is not the solution to the problem. It’s expensive and easy to get wrong, most of the time you will get lots of artifacts in your testing. The high time of usability testing has passed, it helped making the transition to a different way of designing things, a different generation of designers, if you want to call it that way.

Most people blogging about usability etc. probably blog about design rather than evaluation these days would be my guess. I think it’s a good thing.

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