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The Sweet Spot in Usability Interviews: How to Get Richer Qualitative Data
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the business of making the world a more user-friendly place for people, we do our best work when we can interact with and talk to those people we represent. There are many great ways…
Making Text Legible: 4 Tips from User Experience Design
Reading Time: 4 minutes Making medical product text legible Medical products have text (groundbreaking news, right?). From labels on devices, to results on a screen, to IFUs, there is a lot of text to consider when designing medical devices…
In-Person Research Methods: Research During COVID-19
Reading Time: 9 minutes In-Person Research Overview Many people are sensitive to visiting unfamiliar businesses right now due to fears of COVID-19 exposure. This can be disheartening to researchers, especially when businesses put in considerable time and effort to…
1-on-1 Interview: Meet Dean Barker, User Experience Expert
Reading Time: 5 minutes We are excited to introduce Dean Barker, Vice President of User Experience at Optum. Having authored ISO standards, content in industry magazines, and co-authored a book, Dean is highly respected in the User Experience field.…
Getting Started with Biometrics: Galvanic Skin Response
Reading Time: 7 minutes What is Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)? The human body is comprised of various systems that respond to stimuli. Just like the body’s “fight or flight” response may cause our heart rate to increase when we…
1-on-1 Interview: Meet Theo Mandel, UX Consultant
Reading Time: 6 minutes We are pleased to welcome Theo Mandel to this month’s Human Factors and User Experience interview. Theo, an independent UX & User Research Consultant, author and educator, shares with Russ how he discovered User Experience…
1-on-1 Interview: Shannon Halgren, Chief UX Consultant
Reading Time: 4 minutes We are pleased to welcome Shannon Halgren to this month’s Human Factors and User Experience interview. Shannon is the founder and Chief UX Officer for Sage Research & Design, head-quartered in Boulder, Colorado. Based on…
Limitations of Voice Recognition Technology
Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of years ago, only a handful of devices used voice recognition technology. Now, our phones, cars, navigation systems, and even home appliances seem eager to take verbal direction. Everywhere we turn, we encounter…
1-on-1: Interview with Product Design Leader and UX Executive – Pree Kolari
Reading Time: 4 minutes This month Russ spoke with Pree Kolari, a UX Executive at eBay about the strategies and challenges in the UX industry. Russ: Coming from a large company like eBay, what advice would you give to start-ups or…
1-on-1: Interview with a Human Factors Expert – Sarah Blair
Reading Time: 3 minutes Each month, we interview a human factors expert to get their take on the Human Factors and User Experience industry. In this month’s installment, Russ talked with Sarah Blair, Lead Usability Engineer at Minnetronix… Russ: How…