UX research requires knowledge and understanding of many jargon terms. Use this glossary as a reference as you delve into research.
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Optimizing Figma Files
How To Optimize Large and Slow Figma Files, a practical case study by Doctolib on how they reduced heavy Figma files by 83% — with private nested components, auto-layout, helper components and properties standardization. Kindly shared by Jérôme Benoit and shared by Jackie Torizani.
If you run into heavy and slow files, cascade your libraries down. Split your library files … Read the rest
Accessibility Research
How to build and run accessibility research, across various dimensions — from permanent and temporary to situational and travel, across touch, seeing, hearing, speaking and thinking.
How We’ve Built Accessibility Research at Booking.com” (https://lnkd.in/eq_3zSPJ), a fantastic case study on how to build accessibility practices and inclusive design into UX research from scratch. Kindly put together by Maya Alvarado.
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UX Storytelling
“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Mr. Keating
In UX, user stories build empathy by putting the audience in the users’ shoes. They also establish a common vocabulary and, because they emotionally involve the audience, they are memorable and often get audience members to buy in the UX endeavors behind the … Read the rest
Stakeholder focus groups
Stakeholder interviews and focus groups are essential methods for gathering feedback and insights from the people who are affected by or involved in a business process. They can help you identify pain points, opportunities, and expectations for process improvement. In this article, you will learn how to plan, conduct, and analyse stakeholder interviews and focus groups for process improvement.
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Synthesising results into valuable insights
Analysing UX research and synthesising the data that comes from it can play a huge part in the success of the end product. In this piece, we take a look at how analysing UX research will turn findings into useful insights.
UX research can be a valuable part of the UX design process. However, completing … Read the rest
Most common UX design mistakes
If you are a UX designer, you know how important it is to create user-friendly, engaging, and accessible products that meet the needs and expectations of your target audience. However, you also know how easy it is to make mistakes that can ruin your reputation, lower your performance, and hinder your career growth. In this article, we will discuss some … Read the rest
New WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Guidelines
High-level overview of what’s new and what’s changed in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.2, which have been promoted to W3C Recommendation status.
Whom do these guidelines help?
- Users with Low Vision – The new criteria in WCAG 2.2 expand the specifications for visuals and improve the focus of on-screen items to enable better visual perception and keyboard
Quick guide | WCAG 2.2 Accessibility
New WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Guidelines, and what it means for you. Useful pointers with guidelines to comply with WCAG 2.2 A, AA and AAA ↓
✅ WCAG 2.1 is a golden standard for digital accessibility.
✅ It comes with 3 conformance levels: A, AA and AAA.
✅ Each level comes with its set of “success criteria” (guidelines).
✅ Level AA … Read the rest