The importance of context in user experience design
This morning I was hit by a severe door slam. I was checking my twitter stream on my iPhone and saw this tweet from @morgenthaler (translated from Danish):
“I have given @alternativet my signature underskriv.alternativet.dk.
I think more people should do that”
I don’t know Jeppe in person, but from his tweets it’s clear that he is an idealistic person with high moral standards. So I wanted to see what he had supported.
A click on the link resulted in a pages that stated:
“We are sorry, but the digital petition doesn’t work on mobile and certain older browsers”
Door slam. And not a single explanation of what “Alternativet” is.
So I left. And I presume I won’t be the only user they refuse to let in.
Usability testing with kids
Last year I worked on a prototype developed for young kids in the age of 5 to 8.
I did a lot of prototype testing during the process, and I’m going to share my experiences about that in this post.