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Improving COVID-19 Data Visualizations
In the age of COVID-19, the lack of concise and reliable information about the virus has upended our sense of control and safety. While there are some data visualizations created to help us make sense of the available information, there are many gaps in the design and accessibility that limit their effectiveness. We offer recommendations to make them more useful to the wide range of individuals looking to them for answers in the midst of pandemic chaos.
Making the Case for UX
Business leaders are compelled by analytics and key performance indicators (KPIs). Whether you’re asking for additional UX resources or selling others on investing in UX, learn some of the strategies we use to sell the value of UX.
Building Awareness and Solving for Bias in Design
How can we recognize bias in design? By looking at where design has failed, we are able to better understand our own unconscious bias.
How and Why to Use a Heuristic Evaluation
Heuristic evaluation is a useful tool to ensure a design is up to industry standards, but why use it? We break down what it is, who does it, and why you should consider utilizing it for your product or website.
Remote Work: What to Stop, Start, and Continue
We gathered a shortlist of what to stop, start, and continue doing as we navigate working together during a pandemic.
Unmet User Needs Drive Innovation in Remote Learning
With the global spread of COVID-19, remote work and remote learning became the new normal. Even if students return to classrooms in the fall, opportunities for remote learning will continue to abound. eLearning companies have a timely opportunity to invest in design for the changed world.
4 Traits of Cultures that Breed Innovation
Creating a culture that fosters innovation is something many aspire to but few reach. To help organizations take a step towards building a culture that thrives on innovation, we provide an overview of 4 traits that are essential to creating an innovative culture and ultimately, transforming your products and disrupting your market.
Data, Data Everywhere, but Not a Straw in Sight
User behavior can be tracked through analytics (quantitative data), but without contextualizing analytics alongside user research and qualitative data, robust findings will be overlooked. With Engagement Analytics by Useagility, user engagement and workflows can be understood alongside KPIs to uncover pain-points and in-turn innovative solutions.
Getting Voice-First User Interface Design Right
Designing and building voice-first user interfaces are fraught with challenges. When designing interfaces with no visible features it is easy to overlook design requirements. For companies, discovering these requirements is essential to the successful use and adoption of voice-first user interfaces. We explore what companies should consider when designing and outline best practices for VUIs.