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Adobe Doesn’t Care About Its Users…

Author: User InsightOn: Nov 03Categories: Business, Methodology, Product Development, UX Solutions

Adobe Doesn’t Care About Its Users…

Business, Methodology, Product Development, UX Solutions

…At least that’s what it seems like. If Adobe was really concerned about providing a pleasant experience for their users, they would have done at least one of a couple of things recently: Ship a finished, bug free product Conduct user testing...

Run, Walter, RUN!!!

Author: User InsightOn: Oct 21Categories: Blog, UX Solutions, UX Trends, Weekly Insights

Run, Walter, RUN!!!

Blog, UX Solutions, UX Trends, Weekly Insights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UowkIRSDHfs A friend posted this video on Facebook; I love how much Walter (the dog) loves the water. What I also love is being able to see the run to the beach from Walter’s perspective. It’s a great ad for GoPro –...

Virtual Assistants – Convenient or Creepy?

Author: User InsightOn: Sep 22Categories: Blog, Innovation, Latest News, Mobile, Product Development, UX Solutions, Weekly Insights

Virtual Assistants – Convenient or Creepy?

Blog, Innovation, Latest News, Mobile, Product Development, UX Solutions, Weekly Insights

As a User Experience Researcher, I often welcome new services and products into my life. One of them being the switch from iPhone to Android and agreeing to everything Google asked me during the setup process. I shouldn’t have been surprised by what...

Research…in the Blink of an Eye

Author: Kevin O'ConnorOn: Feb 11Categories: Blog, Business, Methodology, Mobile, Persona Work, Product Development, UX Solutions

Research…in the Blink of an Eye

Blog, Business, Methodology, Mobile, Persona Work, Product Development, UX Solutions

Have you read the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell? http://goo.gl/y7z9Hd If not, get it. It’s a great read, very short and inspiring. In the book, Malcolm describes people who have become the best at what they do. This is part of the description...

Will Aviate and Yahoo Redefine the Android Phone UX?

Author: User InsightOn: Jan 28Categories: Blog, Innovation, Latest News, Mobile, UX Trends

Will Aviate and Yahoo Redefine the Android Phone UX?

Blog, Innovation, Latest News, Mobile, UX Trends

In a surprising turn of events at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Yahoo announced that it is trying to buy the Android development firm Aviate. Yahoo acquiring smaller companies isn’t that surprising, the surprise is the fact that Aviate...

Lorem Ipsum: Keep It Consistent

Author: User InsightOn: Jan 14Categories: Blog, Interviews, Methodology

At User Insight we utilize prototypes for user testing often. Prototypes are a great way to “fake it before you make it” and test concepts quickly before investing too much work. Recently I tested a prototype that mixed lorem ipsum and english text...