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Design personas and marketing personas (or digital profiles) are often confused. They can both be used to propel site designs to the next level but they serve very different purposes. Part 1 of this article…
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The other day a colleague asked, “what is the difference between qualitative and quantitative user research?” This is typically answered by saying that one gives you numbers; the other gives you more in-depth insight. It…
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Having a psychological research methods background, I’ve always had an interest in understanding the dynamics of one on one research. This was reignited by some memorable talks at Collaborate Bristol conference earlier this month, where…
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In the first part of this article, I've discussed keyboard accessibility issues which are often found in overlay windows, and which affect both sighted keyboard users and screen reader users. Apart from these issues, dialogs…
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Lightbox, modal window, dialog, overlay… There are many names used to describe a component with the same (or very similar) functionality. For the purpose of this article, I will use these terms interchangeably to refer…
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“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso The first thing I can remember designing was a Bucky’o’Hare spaceship made from LEGO. I remember feeling…
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Over the years I've been lucky enough to work on lots of build projects, during which time I've learnt that one of the most crucial parts to any build project is communicating with the client…
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Why worry about the content? As UX professionals, one of our most common deliverables is the humble wireframe. The wireframe is a great way of specifying the layout and interactions of a digital product. It…
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Following on from a blog post written about rules for creating accessible forms, I am going to be providing more tips to help you make your forms more accessible. In this post I will be…
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This short video provides advice about user research to avoid incorrect results, bad decisions and ultimately a sub-optimal product. Framing UX Research Questions Hi, this is Mike from Nomensa In this short video, I would…
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A front-end toolkit acts as a reference, not only for developers but for anyone working on the front-end of a website. It is a “living” body of front-end code and documentation for a website which…
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One of my favourite concepts from the world of ergonomics is the forcing function commonly cited in human factors case studies as recommendations for error-prevention in health and safety contexts. It means forcing users to…
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Tips on combining image and text links that link to the same resource, a requirement stated in the Web Content Accessibility guidelines. Transcript: Hi, I’m Kate from Nomensa, and today I’ll be showing you…
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Scouring through UX blogs on the topic of menus, IA, or navigation you will find the theme of buckets. The golden rule seems to be "never use them". A 'bucket' is defined as a menu…
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'So how does a psychology graduate end up in web design?' This is a question I've been asked many times by friends and family since I joined Nomensa as a user experience consultant six months…
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'Jim' The End. Okay, maybe not. What I'm actually talking about is the language we use in the software we design, specifically when it comes to buttons. Gone are the days of 'Click here to…
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This video gives you some advice about alternatives for audio and video content. Captions, audio descriptions and transcripts Transcript Hi, I’m Gosia from Nomensa, and today I’ll be talking about alternatives for audio…
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This video gives you some tips on how to create accessible links. A few tips on accessible links Transcript Hi, I’m Gosia from Nomensa, and today I’d like to talk about link text.…
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Figure 1: A picture of computer desk at home and at work. The two scenarios shown above in Figure 1 have represented the common situations for using a computer and I suspect they will look…
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Fifteen years after the Web Accessibility Initiative was launched(1), which aimed to improve web usability for those with disabilities, online accessibility is still widely ignored. Far too often there is a belief that a compromise…
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