Rob Cowie

The New Face Of Usability Testing – Unmoderated, Remote Research

How are you reading this page? Are you at work? At home? Are you checking your phone or email as…

11 years ago

Breaking the Constraints

Two years ago, Nicholas Zakas wrote an article for Smashing Magazine entitled “It’s Time to Stop Blaming Internet Explorer,” in…

11 years ago

Exploring the Google Glass UX

For many UX designers, Google Glass evokes visions of an Iron Man-like interface with numerous controls and augmented reality features.…

11 years ago

Using the Core Model and Top Tasks to design better web navigation

The essence of the Core Model design process is that you focus primarily on the top tasks of your customers.…

11 years ago

Think Your App Is Beautiful? Not Without User Experience Design

Aspiring to beauty in our designs is admirable. But it doesn’t guarantee usability, nor is it a product or marketing…

11 years ago

The Right Way to Do Lean Research

Too many people just “do research” or “talk to customers” without having a plan for what they want to learn.…

11 years ago

Breaking up with the User in User Experience Strategy?

Last April, the UX leadership at my company, Slalom Consulting, gathered at an off-site meeting to get aligned on how…

11 years ago

Eye Tracking: What Is It For And When To Use It

Imagine a usability test in which John, the test participant, attempts to buy a bicycle. On the homepage John quickly…

11 years ago

The Xbox One and Usability

Microsoft’s Xbox One has been out and available to the public for about 10 months at this point and is…

11 years ago

What To Do When You Can’t Run A Usability Test

In an ideal world, users would be involved in every stage of product development, including requirements gathering, iterative prototype testing…

11 years ago