Personas are a staple of UX research. Some 70% of practitioners report using them. Persona creation is typically a qualitative process using a small sample size. Researchers conduct in-depth interviews and observations with small samples of participants (usually 5-20 people) in order to derive a rich and comprehensive profile of individuals that use, or could
It’s fundamental to creating both a usable customer experience and a better business: you need to know who your customers are. It however can be surprisingly difficult for organizations to connect with their customers to collect information. But just because it isn’t easy doesn’t mean you should skip it. Collecting core demographic information and customer
Usability is a lot of things. It’s about making interfaces easy to learn. It’s about preventing errors and reducing the time to get things done. It’s even about making an experience more satisfying and delightful. There are a number of methods to improve the usability of an interface. While it’s hard to identify one overarching
A public personality, an assumed identity or a character in a novel–the term persona is used widely in our vernacular. But, when it comes to User Experience (UX), a persona takes on a more specific meaning. Personas are a widely used in UX Research with 65% of practitioners reporting using them on projects. Here are
