1. UX: What Not to Do
Common user experience mistakes
May 22nd, 2012
2. Who are we
Rob Surrency Max Miner
User Experience Designer, AKQA Associate User Experience Designer, AKQA
@robsurrency @MxMnr
hello@rsurrency.com Maxwell.Miner@gmail.com
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8. 1.0
Don’t make me think
• Provide clear calls to action
• Give easy to understand instructions
• Keep options focused
• Do the heavy lifting for the user
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13. 2.0
Don’t overload content
• Provide a clear hierarchy
• Make content easy to scan and digest
• Only show what’s needed
• Let the users have control
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17. 3.0
Don’t confuse the navigation
• Make labels clear and distinct
• Limit the number of navigational items
• Structure navigation based on the user’s needs
• Keep interactions subtle
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26. 5.0
Don’t forget user feedback
• Always provide users a way to give feedback
• Make it persistent and easy to access
• Be proactive - ask for it
• Listen and respond
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30. 6.0
Don’t hide Help & Contact
• Provide multiple help & contact calls-to-action
• Make them persistent and easy to find
• Provide a robust support center
• Give several ways to get in touch
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35. 7.0
Don’t deceive your users
• Be ethical - don’t use ‘dark patterns’
• Be transparent
• Explain why user information is needed
• Remember the Golden Rule
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40. 8.0
Don’t forget design basics
• Structure your design with grids
• Know your color theory
• Design with affordances
• Take care with your typography
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45. 9.0
Don’t overuse features
• ‘Flashy’ doesn’t always mean functional
• Define the end goal
• Make sure each feature has a purpose
• Understand each feature and it’s implications
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47. UX: What not to do
Recap
Don’t...
1. Make me think 6. Hide help & contact
2. Overload content 7. Deceive your users
3. Confuse the navigation 8. Forget design basics
4. Complicate workflows 9. Overuse features
5. Forget user feedback
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53. Thank You.
Rob Surrency Max Miner
User Experience Designer, AKQA Associate User Experience Designer, AKQA
@robsurrency @MxMnr
hello@rsurrency.com Maxwell.Miner@gmail.com
May 22nd, 2012