Simplicity Wins over Abundance of Choice by HOA LORANGER

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading this posting from nngroup:

Simplicity Wins over Abundance of Choice


Best,
Rong

Mobile Navigation Patterns by RALUCA BUDIU

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading the following blog post:

Basic Patterns for Mobile Navigation: A Primer

by RALUCA BUDIU on November 15, 2015

Best,

Rong

Heuristic Evaluation Tools

Hi class,

There is a tool called usabilitest that does card sorting, heuristic evaluation and other tests.

http://www.usabilitest.com/features/Heuristic_Evaluation

The tool uses criteria based on 20 search usability guidelines by Dr. David Travis of Userfocus.
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/searchchecklist.html

You may also use Morae to conduct heuristic evaluation. Read the userfocus article on using Morae to do HE:

http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/morae-he.html

Will talk about this more in class.

Best,
Rong

How Much Time Does It Take to Create Personas? by Kim FLAHERTY

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading this article on persona creation posted on the NNGroup website:

http://www.nngroup.com/articles/persona-budgets/

Best,
Rong

UXPA Boston UX Fair (11/16/2015)

Hi Class

UXPA Boston is hosting a UX Fair Event on 11/16/2015:

This event is targeted at UX professionals, students, career changers, job seekers, recruiters, potential employers, and anyone who wants to spend the day talking about UX experience with like-minded folks.

We'll have authors and assorted luminaries on hand to provide mentoring and food for UX thought throughout the afternoon. 
 
Agenda 

• 1:30pm Welcome/Opening Keynote
• 2pm-3pm Mentoring Panel
• 3pm-4:00pm 2 Table Topic Discussions/Author Roundtables
• 4pm Coffee Break ----
• 4:15pm-5pm Group Mentoring
• 5pm-6pm Speed Networking, Recruiting, Book Signings & Book Swap
• 6:15pm+ Happy Hour at Mead Hall

Registration link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ux-fair-2015-tickets-19049093351

Best,

Rong

UXPA 2014 Salary Survey

Hi class,

Thanks to Julia who sent me this link:

http://uxpa.org/system/files/public/UXPASalarySurvey2014_Final.pdf

Best,
Rong

UX Consultant Position in Boston

Hi class,

Here is another UX job sent by Dan Zavala:

https://careers-continuum.icims.com/jobs/1060/ux-consultant/job


Best,
Rong

Hi Class,

Check out the following conference: edUi conference.

http://eduiconf.org/

Rong

Designer Position Open in Boston

Hi class,

You may be interested in the following position that sent by Dan Zavala (my former student):

CDM Smith.Corporate Interactive Designer
https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=25038&siteid=5220&AReq=15970BR&code=Linked_In


Best,
Rong

Article on Multimodal Perception and Multitasking by Graham Herrli, SLIS Graduate

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading this posting by Graham, who graduated from SLIS and took a usability independent study class with me.

http://alistapart.com/article/multimodal-perception-when-multitasking-works

Best,
Rong

Director of User Experience Position at Continnum

Hi class,

There is a UX Director position open at Continnum, a Boston-based company.

Below is the job description:

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Director User Experience, Continuum

Position Overview

We are looking for a great candidate to join our fast-paced growing company.  The ideal person is a hands-on leader that is both practical and passionate about great user experience.

Essential Job Functions

·         Working in the Product Management group, be the primary owner of the User Experience for the SaaS and mobile products (thousands of users on a weekly basis).

·         Drive the overall UX strategy in order to create a usable, functionally rich, attractive and ultimately better selling software.

·         Lead a small team of UX designers with clear goals, processes and communication. 

·         Gather requirements by talking to users/stakeholders and understanding product goals and existing product usage.

·         Rapidly create and iterate on wireframes\prototypes and eventually high fidelity mockups or functional prototypes.

·         Help to define user stories by adding user interactions and screen design mockups.

·         Work with Engineering to ensure the technical feasibility of designs and guide the interface through the development process.

·         Organize and run usability testing to elicit requirements and verify designs of the products platform – while ensuring the existing platform and customers continue to be successful.

·         Work cross-functionally with other product groups, service delivery, and engineering to ensure the platform meets the needs of internal and external customers.

Requirements

·         Experience designing web-based commercial software applications. Experience with rich browser-based interfaces; Mobile design experience a plus.

·         Past involvement in all phases of the development process.

·         Proven track record of producing tangible results.

·         Experience with HTML and JavaScript is a plus. Understanding the possibilities and limitations with HTML and JavaScript is required.

·         Graphic design experience is a plus.

Welcome Fall 2015 Usability Class

Hi class,

Welcome to Rong's usability class blog. I look forward to working with you in the fall semester.

I typically post some UX position information or interesting readings about UX here.

See you on 9/8/2015 in class!

Rong