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Jacob Nielsen on the effect on screen resolution of site design.
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Jacob Nielsen on the effect on screen resolution of site design.
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Jakob Nielsen on Usability in Web design.
- Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they encounter the design?
- Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
- Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily can they reestablish proficiency?
- Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can they recover from the errors?
- Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design?
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Designing for searchability
![Cartoon - Man searching for 'Honalulu' and getting no results. - Woman: 'Oh, forget it. Let's just go visit my mother in Fargo.']()
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How do do a fast cheap usability study.
- An independent review by an outside expert.
- A competitive study that compares your design with that of three competitors.
- A benchmark study to track your usability metrics and see how much better you're doing than last year.




