Here’s an interesting (but unverified) factoid about the halo effect that occurs from Google’s branding. This popped up in an Adage article a few days ago: “[…] Google has conducted internal tests, according to people familiar with them, in which … Continue reading
This gem was mentioned in Henry Petroski’s “Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design“. In 1662 William Grey of Pittendrum built a house for himself in Edinburgh (pictured above). He was concerned about the problem of burglary and … Continue reading
A selection of Dilbert strips. Oldies but goodies… On User Interfaces: On User Training: On Information Architecture: On Social Media: On Security: On the Recession: On Aging User Groups: On Rebates:
In this article I interview Maya Middlemiss, MD of Saros Research, who talks about the ins and outs of recruitment for user research, and among other things, how to avoid getting people like the dude in the photo from turning … Continue reading
Kitchen Stories (2003) is a wonderfully offbeat Swedish comedy about a strange, government funded ethnographic field research project and the impact it has on the lives of the researchers and subjects. I’ve never heard of anyone making a feature film … Continue reading
I really like the idea of FiveSecondTest – it’s a lightweight, free webapp for gathering user feedback on your site designs, particularly suited to people who have zero budget and little time for user research. The original version had fairly … Continue reading