Thinking - UX Movement https://uxmovement.com Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.23 https://uxmovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-uxmovement-site-icon-32x32.png Thinking - UX Movement https://uxmovement.com 32 32 The 4 Contextual States That Govern All Interfaces https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-4-contextual-states-that-govern-all-interfaces/ https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-4-contextual-states-that-govern-all-interfaces/#respond Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:21:38 +0000 https://uxmovement.com/?p=32382 Did you know that interface states are a lot like human states? Humans cycle through emotional states as they go through life. In the same way, interfaces cycle through contextual states as users interact with them. Problems can arise when these states aren’t visible. Imagine if humans never showed their states through body language, facial […]

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The Aesthetic-Accessibility Paradox https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-aesthetic-accessibility-paradox/ https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-aesthetic-accessibility-paradox/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:55:25 +0000 https://uxmovement.com/?p=31474 Every interface has users that make up the majority and minority. The majority usually have normal vision, while the minority have some form of visual impairment. There’s a big difference between what normal-visioned users see versus what color blind and low vision users see. These users tend to experience blurry text and faint elements when […]

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The Big Problem with Personas https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-big-problem-with-personas/ https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-big-problem-with-personas/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:55:36 +0000 https://uxmovement.com/?p=30627 Personas are a useful UX tool for summarizing research data. Designers create these character profiles to humanize their findings and insights for project stakeholders.

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Actionable Vs. Unactionable Feedback: Which Are You Getting? https://uxmovement.com/thinking/actionable-vs-unactionable-feedback-which-are-you-getting/ https://uxmovement.com/thinking/actionable-vs-unactionable-feedback-which-are-you-getting/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:55:40 +0000 http://uxmovement.com/?p=30363 Every designer receives feedback on their designs when working with others. But not every designer receives actionable feedback they’re confident applying to their design.

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The Line to Say in Usability Testing to Get Honest Feedback https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-line-to-say-in-usability-testing-to-get-honest-feedback/ https://uxmovement.com/thinking/the-line-to-say-in-usability-testing-to-get-honest-feedback/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:00:33 +0000 http://uxmovement.com/?p=10641 In usability testing, researchers use discussion guides to direct the conversation toward areas of interest. These guides are not used like scripts.

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