USABILITY - How to not suck at it!!

Overview

Usability sounds like a fancy term, but what exactly does it mean? How it relates to the user needs and measures the success of a Web Solution.

I'll be coming with all these Answers and more for the attendees and will be discussing - the USABILITY and how it’s related to Common Sense with some Real World Examples.

Description

SOME IMPORTANT POINTERS

• Usability = Useful + Delightful + Obvious + Effective + Efficient + Organised

• Through the Eyes of a User (How we really use the web)

• The most basic stuff missed while developing Web Solutions.

• How modern Users traverse through a website.

• A user is always in a HURRY..!!

• Use of Street signing.

• Why do some Websites/Applications fail?

• How a User is afraid of changes.

• Our Users are faithful beings until we frustrate them

• Elements of a successful Homepage.

• The Smartphone Usability.

• Traditional Testing vs Do it yourself Testing.

SOLUTIONS TO DESIGN PROBLEMS

• We need Self Evident Websites.

• Uses of Street signing.

• Designing for Scanning, not reading.

• Creating Effective visual Hierarchies.

• Nothing should be more than 3-4 clicks away.

• Making better Search Sections

• Tabs are our best friends

Key Takeaways

• This session is designed to be an eye-opener towards usability.

• Basic rules of usability.

• Myths about usability will be unraveled.

• You'll know how to uncomplicate things in your current/upcoming website.

• You'll not require a Usability Consultant for your web solution.

Pre-Requisites

• No such prescribed prerequisites for this session.

• This session invites all, who believe in better Usability Solutions.