Category Archives: Usability Testing

User Experience Myths

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Theo Mandel, Ph.D.

Similar to the “Golden Rules” of user experience design that I have written about and cover in my presentations and seminars, there are many common myths about users and the user experience. Some myths have been around for many years, … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Be a Rock Star (Usability Consultant) – UPA 2007 Panel

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Theo Mandel, Ph.D.

Usability Professionals’ Association 2007 Conference: Patterns: Blueprints for Usability, June 11-15, Austin, Texas I am participating on an exciting panel of expert consultants at the 2007 UPA conference. It should be a great time. Please check out the Advance Program. … Continue reading →

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Web Search Design: Interview with Larry Cornett, Yahoo Director of User Experience Design

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Theo Mandel, Ph.D.

Larry Cornett, the relatively new Director of User Experience Design at Yahoo and Kathryn Kelly, Director of PR for Yahoo! Search, speak with Gord Hotchkiss of Search Engine Land. Read the interview here. Gord asked Larry and Catherine about the … Continue reading →

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New! Two Forrester Research Reports on Usability Testing

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Theo Mandel, Ph.D.

Forrester Research has just published two studies on usability testing in their new series, “Usability Testing for Managers.” I participated as one of the experts in the field Forrester surveyed for the studies. These studies are usually not publicly distributed, … Continue reading →

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