Lesenswertes vom 28.01.2010 – Einführungen & Basics

28. Januar 2010 in Links |

An Introduction to Website Split Testing | SixRevisions
"Here we look at how to determine which aspects of your web design work is most effective to help the client’s website achieve its aims, by a process known as split testing."
The web designer’s guide to user experience | TechRadar UK
"User experience ('UX' to its friends) is a term increasingly bandied about. Currently in that strange position of being excitingly new to many, touted as an essential component of web design process by industry experts and seemingly on the way to becoming ubiquitous, UX also has an air of mystery about it. This is partly because it's tricky to pin down exactly what it is."
What have we forgotten about UX? | InsideRIA
"Jakob Nielsen literally wrote the book(s) on usability. This is what Nielsen's website looks like.The text is clear and legible, and the navigation couldn't be simpler. But, my goodness. To find a site that's visually less appealing, you'd have to go to someone trying to sell you hamsters. It's really difficult to find or absorb any information on a page that positively screams 'leave now, while your eyes are still functioning!'"
The Differences between Usability and User Experience | InsideRIA
"The success of software [...] has driven both of these terms into our vernacular, and yet they are still often confused or thought to be synonymous. This post is meant to help those new to the field or unfamiliar with the intricacies of design to understand the differences between the terms."

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