This is the presentation I gave at the St. Louis Day of .Net conference.
Having a dedicated User Experience Designer on projects is still a rare thing for many teams. In many cases, the creative churns out a design, an analyst specs it out, and a developer is then tasked to build it. During this session, I’ll go over many common pitfalls that can negatively impact a users experience, and offer arguments that the audience can then use to challenge the creative or analyst to rethink the design.
22. Improving Search
Don’t get cute with the search box
Build trust Into the results
Apply meaningful filters
Index content based on user’s frame of
reference
Help the user out
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34. Making It Readable
Hire a Copywriter/Tech Writer
Use appropriate contrast
Minimum Font size of 11px
Use appropriate line length
Usability test your content
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42. Getting Gestalt Right
Follow the basic principles
Improve Alignment
Use a baseline grid system
Trust in the eye
Use Visual Design Guidelines
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48. Prevention
Getting Frameworks Right
User Research
Competitive Analysis
Contextual Inquiry
Heuristic Evaluation
Prototype Design and Testing
Use Framework and Pattern Libraries
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49. Poor
Information Design
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53. Prevention
Meaningful Information Delivered
User Research
Content Audit
Web Analytics
A/B Testing
Maintain a Content Inventory
Generate a Content Strategy
Develop a Content Layer
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58. Prevention
Making Accessible To All
User Research
Usability Test with the disabled
Perform a Accessibility Audit
Conform to Section 508 Compliance
Follow WCAG Standards
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68. Reading List
Some Midnight Reading
Don’t Make Me Think
Sketching User Experiences
Simple and Usable
Forms That Work
Web Form Design
Inmates Are Running The Asylum
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70. Brad Nunnally
Sr User Experience Designer
Email - brad.nunnally@perficient.com
Twitter - @bnunnally
Blog - http://www.bradsramblings.com
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