When To Use a Focus Group and When Not To
More often than not people equate user research with focus groups, but most user researchers I know have never run a focus group. Focus groups are more of a market … Read more
Articles from 2012
How Do Users Bookmark in Firefox?
A few weeks ago, we released a survey through Test Pilot to gauge how users interact with Firefox’s bookmarking tools. We asked users to identify which bookmarking features they were … Read more
Why UX Designers Love Mozilla
One day while grabbing coffee with Ian, an idea emerged to document our design process, and give video a try for richer blog posts. As the Mozilla UX team is … Read more
A Glance into Mobile Usage Patterns in India
This is a guest post from a community member, Arun Martin. Arun is a usability analyst from India who explores new ways to help users reach their goals. Prior to usability, … Read more
Welcome Leo, our newest UXR intern
Meet Leo Yeykelis. Leo is entering his third year as a doctoral student in the Dept. of Communication at Stanford University, concentrating in Human Computer Interaction. In his research, Leo … Read more
Where do online and offline life intersect?
After much preparation, Mary Trombley and I are in the field this week traveling all over the bay area. We will be visiting 14 people’s homes for an exploratory project … Read more
EYEO2012 Recap
It has been almost 2 months after EYEO2012 festival. My mind is still fascinated by the brilliant speakers and talented attendees that I met on this conference. Definitely a mind-blowing … Read more
User study: How Do Users Use an Apps Marketplace
This week we’re going to conduct a small-scale user study with eight participants to understand how users interact with an apps marketplace. We’re conducting the study here in Portland, Oregon … Read more
Create Meaningful Products by Crafting a Design Strategy
At our last UX Summit, I gave a talk about how to craft a successful design strategy. This blog post is a follow-up to that talk, but it’s focused on … Read more