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The 7 Most Common
Usability Issues
March 2015
Stef Miller | @supahstef
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of users give up because they 

think you don’t care about them.
Beware of Multi Level Navs
Lesson one
Multi Level Navs
Multi Level Navs
• Poorly organized information
Multi Level Navs
• Poorly organized information
• Hover tunnels = early collapsing
Multi Level Navs
• Poorly organized information
• Hover tunnels = early collapsing
• Inconsistent triggers
Multi Level Navs
Multi Level Navs
• Don’t rely on the back button
Multi Level Navs
• Don’t rely on the back button
• Labels help
Multi Level Navs
• Don’t rely on the back button
• Labels help
• Remember context
Links should look like links
Lesson two
Navigating  through  a  site  shouldn’t  be  a  
process  of  trial  and  error.  
Links
Links
• Difficult to discern what is or is not a link
• Missing click history
• Inconsistent link styling in the same view
More payment options
Lesson three
UX Archive
Payment options
Payment options
• Optimize existing checkout flows
Payment options
• Optimize existing checkout flows
• Implement a virtual wallet
Payment options
• Optimize existing checkout flows
• Implement a virtual wallet
• Don’t forget trust
Payment options
• Optimize existing checkout flows
• Implement a virtual wallet
• Don’t forget trust
Not all icons are universal
Lesson four
Drag or expand?
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Icons
Icons
• Consider context
Icons
• Consider context
• Use tooltips
Icons
• Consider context
• Use tooltips
• Try your designs out with real users
Consistency is one of the most powerful
usability principles: when things always
behave the same, users don’t have to worry
about what will happen. Instead, they know
what will happen based on earlier
experience. ”
“
Jakob Nielsen

User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
S
Social security matters
Lesson five
S
Social security matters
Lesson five
So  does  copy!
Social privacy matters
Lesson five
Social privacy
Social privacy
• Be transparent
Social privacy
• Be transparent
• Make your privacy policy accessible
Social privacy
• Be transparent
• Make your privacy policy accessible
• Look for serendipitous moments of interaction
Advertising lacks consistency
Lesson six
Advertising
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
• Continue the conversation from ad to landing page
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
• Continue the conversation from ad to landing page
• Keep the messages simple
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
• Continue the conversation from ad to landing page
• Keep the messages simple
• Work with marketing or advertising teams
Advertising
• Consistent copy and images
• Continue the conversation from ad to landing page
• Keep the messages simple
• Work with marketing or advertising teams
• Ask for campaign results to measure performance
Categorization is vital
Lesson seven
There’s  no  perfect  way  to  categorize  pages  
or  products  (but  there’s  a  right  way  to  do  it).
Categorization
Focus on building intuitive experiences
A mental model is what the user believes
about the system at hand. ”
“
Jakob Nielsen

User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman Group
Categorization
• Learn from your users
Categorization
• Learn from your users
• Improve mental models
Categorization
• Learn from your users
• Improve mental models
• Add cross-references
Categorization
• Learn from your users
• Improve mental models
• Add cross-references
• Solve for your primary audience(s)
Categorization
• Learn from your users
• Improve mental models
• Add cross-references
• Solve for your primary audience(s)
• Make sure your search works
Categorization
What next?
Multi-­‐level	
  navs	
  aren’t	
  user	
  friendly	
  
Mega  menus  and  clickable  menus  help  create  a  
better  experience  for  your  users.  
Links	
  should	
  look	
  like	
  links    
Tried  and  true  link  conventions  from  the  early  
days  of  the  web  are  still  the  most  effective  ways  
to  format  your  links.  
Consider	
  more	
  payment	
  options  
Virtual  wallet  services  are  a  great  way  to  make  
checking  out  easier  and  more  secure.  
Not	
  all	
  icons	
  are	
  universal	
  
Test  users  for  comprehension  and  use  tool  tips  
to  describe  your  most  important  icons.  
Social	
  privacy	
  concerns	
  	
  
Always  be  transparent  with  how  you'll  be  using  
your  user  information.  
Ads	
  should	
  be	
  consistent	
  with	
  
landing	
  pages    
Maintain  the  theme  from  your  ads  to  your  
landing  pages  and  continue  the  conversation  
that  brought  users  to  your  page.  
There’s	
  no	
  perfect	
  way	
  to	
  categorize	
  
pages	
  or	
  products    
Test  your  internal  search  and  use  card  sorting  to  
find  the  categories  that  work  best  for  your  
customers.
Research Design Build Optimize
Thank you!
March 2015
Stef Miller | @supahstef
#invisionwebinar
Get  a  5-­‐minute  video  of  a  real  person  using  your  site  or  app.  
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