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Thinking Twice About Web Carousels

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “Thinking Twice About Web Carousels”
I was in a meeting the other day and someone was talking about their website homepage and how good the rotating carousel was at showcasing the range of services they offered.

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Great Millennial Expectations – 5 User Behaviours

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “Great Millennial Expectations – 5 User Behaviours”
As an 80’s child working in UX, I work with websites day in and day out, listen to clients needs, observe and interact with end users, work out solutions, sketch them out, communicate ideas & suggestions and constantly look at new research and explore trends. (more…)

A Sporty New Look For BBC Sport

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “A Sporty New Look For BBC Sport”
The BBC released a new version of the Sport section of their website.  This is part of a wider project to provide a more consistent experience, whatever device is used to access the content.  (more…)

Going Down – People Dont Scroll.

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “Going Down – People Dont Scroll.”
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard this.  Usually from someone who isn’t a UX expert.  Let’s put it to bed.  It just isn’t true.  And if it is true on your website, then there’s a good chance it is a consequence of your design or content rather than an inherent failing on the part of your visitors.  (more…)

Customer Onboarding Tips

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “Customer Onboarding Tips”
There’s a quip I’ve seen recently posted on UX LinkedIn groups, ‘A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.’ Very true in some cases, but I don’t think this can be applied across the board. (more…)

Open Sesame

December 5th, 2017 Posted by User Experience 0 thoughts on “Open Sesame”

Passwords are a good thing, right?   It’s pretty much a given. But to be useful they need to be memorable. Or they’ll be soon forgotten or worse still, written down – defeating the point entirely. (more…)

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