Observed arrival · 2026-10-23
Usability: a field guide
An interactive field guide explains usability testing, from writing fair research tasks to observing how people use a product.
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- UX designers learning to run moderated usability tests
- Worth noticing
- Its task builder shuffles a first-time claimant scenario across task, context, and goal fragments.
Field notes
The page separates learnability, efficiency, memorability, errors, and satisfaction, then distinguishes usability from utility. Its process section recommends early testing with paper prototypes before polish; a GOV.UK-derived planning note calls for 30–60-minute sessions and no more than six per day. The guide also offers selectable scenarios and a readiness checklist, and links its definitions to Digital.gov, Nielsen Norman Group, and GOV.UK.
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