Jerry Cao is a content strategist at UXPin — a wireframing and prototyping app with built-in usability testing — where he develops in-app and online content for the wireframing and prototyping ...

Even as an experienced information architect, I know that I will never get the design precisely “right” the first time. I always use paper prototypes to walk through a design. But even a design that ...

Ask an application or full-stack developer about the types of testing they perform on their applications, and they are likely to report on unit testing, API testing, and hopefully SAST (static ...

Heuristic evaluation and usability testing are two of the most established methods to evaluate software for usability. When in doubt, one is the winner. Assessing the ease of use of a software is ...

Usability testing for applications, interfaces or apps need not be a complicated, costly, or time-consuming exercise. There's a relatively quick and easy way to go about it -- and make all the needed ...

According to statistics gathered by the Website Standards Association, visitors will remain on a Web page for about 10 seconds before deciding to leave or stay. For small business websites, creating ...

It doesn’t matter what you call it. Here's the bottom line: you need to test software with its future users. One of the topics that create much confusion in the software world is the difference ...

Jerry Cao is a UX content strategist at the wireframing and prototyping app UXPin. For advice on how to conduct 30+ different types of usability tests, check out The Guide to Usability Testing.

Chances are we’ve all encountered websites that may be informational but wouldn't be described as easy to navigate or even pleasing to journey through. Built with the business in mind, the site is ...

An oncology electronic health record (EHR) was implemented without prior usability testing. Before expanding the system to new clinics, this study was initiated to examine the role of usability ...