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All very true! I am taking a break from this site for the time being, but when I revisit it, I plan on: * Creating new before & after examples from scratch, ho
by nonrecursive 15y ago
All very true! I am taking a break from this site for the time being, but when I revisit it, I plan on:
* Creating new before & after examples from scratch, hopefully with fewer flaws
* Adding a section on going through the process of redesigning something
* Adding more resources
But no, I'm probably not ever going to do the science, unless somehow I get paid for the time I spend doing so.
- andrewcooke 15y agoyou could look at a/b testing. it might be interesting to learn how to set that up... (not sure how you'd use it to measure this particular case though)
- ZoFreX 15y agoI would heavily recommend "doing the science". It's a lot of fun, and it has one of two outcomes: You confirm what you think is true, in which case your argument has a LOT more weight (as so few people will "do science"), or you disprove your idea, which means you get to find a way to make your design even better. Win-win! It really is a lot of fun, too. We had a university assignment to investigate a particular public-facing system, and while most of my peers turned to Google I hit the streets with a clipboard. I had a really great afternoon, learnt a huge amount about the system, and discovered data that no one else did.
- nonrecursive 15y agoYou make it sound very fun :) I've done some usability testing, and I've really enjoyed it in the past. But really, I'm not sure how I would realistically test a flyer. Actually... it could be quite fun to create a couple flyers with links listed, post them around town, and see how many hits I get. I don't think it would be a true a/b test, though, as it wouldn't be possible to alternate different flyers at the exact same location.
- gallamine 15y agoYou could use a tool like fivesecondtest.com. Not affiliated, btw.