Apr 20, 2017

What makes a design seem Intuitive? Issue 13

• Design Principles, Case study
  Optimizing an e-commerce site step-by-step

  How 8 changes to an e-commerce site improved both UX and the bottom line.

• Design Patterns
  Moving the navigation to the bottom

  Its best to place an apps frequently-used actions at the bottom of the screen, this piece argues.

• Design Principles
  Designing accessible products

  A comprehensive visual guide to making web technology available to a diverse world.

• Animation, Design Principles
  Methods for applying micro-Interactions

  When it comes to user experience, micro-interactions drive all interactions.

• Strategy, Design Principles
  What makes a design seem Intuitive?

  Understanding how 'intuitive' works: bridging the knowledge gap.

• User Research, Case study
  User Testing from a tradeshow booth

  User testing is one of the best ways to get feedback from your audience to resolve and refine your application, or whatever it is that you are building.

• User Research, Process
  An easy (and cheap) way to quantify current usability

  The PURE method quantifies how difficult a product is to use and provides qualitative insights into how to fix it, both without costing a lot of time or money.

• Tools, Strategy, Design Patterns
  The full stack design system

  Building holistic design systems: design systems are more than a kit of parts (Atomic Design)

• Conversational UI, Case study
  Forming habits with conversational design

  How Meekan moved their retention rate from 0.5% to 60% by focusing on chat bots over conventional outreach.