Can anyone suggest resources for learning about the state of the art in usability inspections?
I first learned about these methods back in the day from the excellent edited book entitled Usability Inspection Methods. Lately, I’ve done quite a few usability inspections and have been evolving my own practices. So, I’ve become interested in seeing what I can learn from the latest-greatest resources addressed to an audience already experienced with these practices. Thanks in advance.
I'm from "back-in-the-day too.
One resource that has a list of topics that range from old to new ideas to the is :
Nielsen Norman Group web site...
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/
P.S.
I assume, but don't know, this site is related to the Jakob Nielsen book (1984 ??).
Lee - The NNG site is great. It's coverage of usability inspection methods seems limited to the content of the Usability Inspection Books, of which Nielsen was an editor and contributor.
Paul,
there’s a company named IDEO that was started in early 80’s to design products. For me their ideas remain a resource for usability over a very wide array of needs. The link below will take you to their main page. If you click, upper right**, on the stacked line icon, you’ll find more about who they are and what they do.
https://www.ideo.com/
**P.S. - with regard to the latest and greatest in usability I offer my most hated concept, the “hidden” user interface…the stack lines and stacked pie to access more info. Or Apple Inc who maintains their modern & clean look in spite of user response.
please visit:
https://www.nngroup.com/
it is lead by Nielson Norman, a pioneer in UX / UI and related research and usable information thereof.
If I assume we're talking about "usability" in a broad way vs the usual evaluation of software...and...assume usability constantly changes. Then I (also) suggest DARPA. They are US government agency that supports the R&D efforts of the US.
Funding private and government agency projects to see if they're viable and useable.
In my experience, their sense of usability comes from working on a vast number of new ideas that few, if anyone has looked at. Like IDEO, DARPA has developed very good and current usability tools and methods by learning how to ask questions. Especially re-asking about their own current answers.
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