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moderated usability testing
By Carol Barnum 09 Feb, 2024
Discover the essentials of usability testing with UX Firm's guide. Enhance your product's user experience through iterative design and testing. Start now!
medical device usability testing
By Carol Barnum 09 Feb, 2024
A getting started guide to medical device usability testing for FDA submission. Contact us to learn more about our human factors validation testing services.
two dogs
By Carol Barnum 18 Aug, 2023
This primer gives you tips and techniques for conducting remote moderated usability testing so that you can put this technique into action to build user experience into your development cycle.
product reaction cards
By Carol Barnum 22 Dec, 2022
Learn the history & background of Microsoft's product reaction cards as part of the Microsoft Desirability Toolkit in usability testing. Contact UX Firm for a free consultation.
A/B testing designs
By Carol Barnum 22 Dec, 2022
Use A/B testing to get quick answers to design questions while products are in development. New tools make it fast, easy, and inexpensive. Contact UX Firm to help you set it up.
Woman on laptop
By Carol Barnum 16 Nov, 2022
Usability testing, expert review, diary studies, ethnography. Contact UX Firm to select the right tool for you.
personas in business
By Carol Barnum 26 Jul, 2022
The first rule of persona creation in UX is “use real data.” We actually created personas from the unusual position of starting out with no data. Contact UX Firm to learn more.
what is a ux company
By Carol Barnum 23 Feb, 2022
Learn what a user experience company does and what a UX designer and UX researcher does. Contact UX Firm to support your UX research needs!
user testing
By Carol Barnum 24 Mar, 2021
A successful portal design is based on a remote moderated usability test of competitors' sites. Contact us to learn more!
owl
By Carol Barnum 20 Feb, 2020
Moderation styles vary widely in usability testing. Read our best practices for moderating usability tests. Contact us to learn more!
Happy face Sad face blocks
By Carol Barnum 23 Oct, 2019
UserZoom Survey finds CEOs are aware of the value of user experience and UX Research, yet funding remains a challenge for many companies.
FDA clearance for syringes
By Carol Barnum 16 Jul, 2019
UX Firm coordinated and conducted human factors formative and summative evaluations for successful FDA 510(k) submission. Contact us to learn more!
usability testing participants
By Carol Barnum 03 Oct, 2017
All participants in usability testing need special handling, but participants in medical device usability testing may need extra consideration.
customer journey map
By Carol Barnum 17 Feb, 2016
Customer journey mapping is a story-telling technique to gain insight into user experience at all touch points. Contact UX Firm to learn more!
dirt devil hand vac
By Carol Barnum 10 Sep, 2015
User experience is more than designing a great product. Make sure your product documentation, manuals & instructions guide them through a good experience.
brain research
By Carol Barnum 30 Apr, 2015
UX Firm home visits with 20 male & female participants uncovered gender preferences when buying home security systems. Contact us to learn more!
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