World Usability Day Detroit: Quick Notes

Steve Tengler presenting at World Usability Day Detroit

I just came home from a great World Usability Day event with our Detroit User Experience group. I wasn’t sure what to expect, this was our first “formal” type of presentation for the group. We had a great turnout for our two featured speakers, Jeff Greer from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Steve… Continue reading World Usability Day Detroit: Quick Notes

Midwest UX 2012 Conference

This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Midwest UX Conference in Columbus, Ohio and had a wonderful time. I loved attending Midwest UX last year: it’s close by (only three hours away) lots of user experience professionals, designers and developers attend excellent speakers and presentations opportunity to share, learn, and network with… Continue reading Midwest UX 2012 Conference

A Usability Controversy: Mobile vs. Full Site

smartphone held in one hand

This past week brought a flurry of comments, posts and criticism in the user experience world as well-known web usability guru Jakob Nielsen suggested creating separate mobile-enhanced sites in his AlertBox post Mobile Site vs. Full Site. Based on usability tests from hundreds of sites, Jakob suggested mobile sites should have: Reduced content Reduced features… Continue reading A Usability Controversy: Mobile vs. Full Site