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Talk for California Manufacturing Centers of ExcellenceNick Pinkston
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This talk was prepared for and presented to the NYC Web Design Meetup. It covers how to do identify core app functionality, an approach acceptance testing, and some ways the UI can be built more intelligently.
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A/B testing applies the scientific method and principles of randomized experimentation to digital marketing and product design. In this presentation, Zac Aghion from Splitforce will share his experience with A/B testing in the unique context of mobile applications, as well as two case studies featuring Marks & Spencer - among the UK's largest retailers, and Spot the Difference - a kids' game for iPhone and iPad.
Rich content media and the Enterprise – the rise and rise of Tablet PublishingLisa Walton
Presented to CBA at their Innovation Festival in November 2013. Jam packed full of insights and a how to guide to building a tablet publishing strategy in the Enterprise. Created by Lisa Walton and Zachary King, Oomph.
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21 tips for Higher Ed Website Design Projectsgravityswitch
20 years of web design project management experience distilled in 21 tips in 45 minutes, with time for questions! Web content strategy. Team and stakeholder responsibilities. The purposes of design.
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Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
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2. I’ll Cover
‣ The cost of bad usability
‣ Data on successful apps
‣ Examples of good and bad usability
‣ How to easily improve usability
‣ Your apps & problems
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3. My Goal
‣ Help you understand usability
‣ Make it simple to improve
‣ Everyone leave here with 3 practical
things they can do to improve their
app THIS WEEK.
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4. After the Break
‣ How visuals support brand
‣ Applying this to mobile
‣ Making your apps better
‣ The importance of icons
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13. Agile Can Be Scary
Here’s what it means to
Gravity Switch
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14. WORKING SOFTWARE
OVER COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION
CUSTOMER COLLABORATION
OVER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
RESPONDING TO CHANGE
OVER FOLLOWING A PLAN
INDIVIDUALS & INTERACTIONS
OVER PROCESSES & TOOLS
Thursday, May 23, 13
16. Spare the Good
Setup
Visual Design &
Written Voice
Communication
Signoff
Setup
Programming
Communication
Go Live
Monitor &
Improve
Value Ad Non-Value Ad
Design
Revisions
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54. ⇥ Technology ⇤ Design ⌅ Usability ⇧ Business
Geeks start it.
(Programmers, NASA
engineers, etc.)
You won't hit the majority until you
have a commercially viable product!
The building blocks
of technology
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56. Apps that “get it”
Interrupted (2 mins)
No Internet Needed
Uses Touch
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57. Apps that “get it”
In 2008, Pandora built an iPhone
app that let people stream music.
Almost immediately, 35,000 new
users a day joined Pandora from
their cellphones, doubling the
number of daily signups.
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58. Apps that “get it”
Personal
On the Road
Avoids Typing
No Internet Needed
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64. Top iPhone apps
3% Use video
3% Use the camera meaningfully
4% Use tilt meaningfully
11% Use GPS
15% Are multiplayer
4% Use two of these features
0% Use three or more
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65. What don’t you do?
The most successful
companies have a list of
things they DON’T do.
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68. Why buy Android?
4. Need reading glasses
3. Geek / Tinkerer
2. It’s not Apple
1. International availability
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69. 9 Utilities (+0)
5 Geeks (+4)
5 Games (-3)
3 Music (+0)
1 Camera (-1)
1 Office docs (+0)
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70. 28 Games (+6)
4 Angry Birds
3 Word games
1 Music (+0)
1 Utility (+1)
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71. Top 20 are ALL games
Games (+10)
Music (-3)
Social media (-2)
News (-2)
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72. 21 Games (+9)
4 Photo (+2)
2 Social networking(+2)
1 Education (+1)
1 Entertainment (+1)
1 Weather (+1)
0 News (-2)
0 Music (-3)
Apple “Hall of Fame”
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73. Are You Focused?
‣ Useful BECAUSE it’s mobile?
‣ Uses touch to *enhance* experience
‣ How many of the following does it use?
- Camera
- Video
- Tilt
- GPS
- Multiplayer
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84. Tap-Tap
First mobile app
developer to make
$1m profit every
month.
Started with 4 apps,
and built out the one
that tested the best.
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93. focus groups
‣ set goals
‣ get buy-in (stakeholders)
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94. Surveys are only useful
for specific questions.
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95. surveys
‣ do we call it refresh or reload?
‣ does this make us look like hacks?
‣ which tagline works best?
‣ which icon gets the most traffic?
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96. surveys
‣ do we call it refresh or reload?
‣ does this make us look like hacks?
‣ which tagline works best?
‣ which icon gets the most traffic?
you can A/B test
these too
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98. A/B testing
‣ Sanity check big changes
‣ Fine-tune details
‣ Find problems for usability testing
‣ Get buying early from stakeholders
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99. A/B testing
David Hyman (CEO) of
MOG’s #1 tip for mobile
usability is to “reduce
barriers”
How can he increase the
number of PAID members?
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107. The Laws
Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ‘794 d),
[government] agencies must give disabled
employees and members of the public
access to information that is comparable to
access available to others.
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108. The Laws
ADA Title III governing public
accommodations for private entities
prohibits discrimination, requires access to
services and facilities, and requires effective
communication.
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110. Title I - Communication
‣ Advanced Communication Services
(VOIP, text, email, IM, Video
communication, etc.)
‣ Web browsers on mobile devices
‣ (Hearing aid happens at system level)
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111. Title II - Video
‣ Mostly about TV
‣ TV => Internet must maintain captions
‣ Emergency Information (i.e. 911)
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112. The Numbers
‣ 0.3% of the US is blind
‣ 0.3% of the US are functionally deaf
‣ 2.3% of the US are hard of hearing
‣ Many Android Users on Gingerbread
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113. How important is it?
Lots of wiggle room
Small audience
(Potentially) significant work
HIPPOs
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114. My Rule of Thumb
Would you use your app hands-free
while driving?
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118. Write it down
If you don’t have analytics, get them!
If you have them, look at them!
If you look at them, change your behavior!
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142. horizontal vs. vertical
if lots of typing - responsive
if one-handed - vertical (or responsive)
otherwise just pick one and ship it
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143. The first 2 minutes
Don’t loose people before you hook them
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144. people are lazy and you
don’t want unhappy
users.
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145. Key TakeAway
If you do one thing, do usability testing
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