Category Archives: uxlab
Back-to-School Teacher Insights
As millions of children prepare to head back to school this fall, Mediabarn had the opportunity to talk with several elementary school teachers to find out how they prepare for the beginning of the school year. Since we talked primarily … Continue reading
Designing User Experiences for Children
Mediabarn’s Director of Usability Research, Heather Nam, just published an article on UXmatters, an online magazine providing insights and inspiration for the user experience community. The article, called “Designing User Experiences for Children,” addresses potential pitfalls web designers can encounter … Continue reading
Mediabarn’s UX Lab sponsors UPA-DC event!
We would love to see everyone tomorrow night at La Tasca for Sangria and Tapas! Date and time: March 25, 2010 (Thursday) 6 – 8PM La Tasca Spanish Tapas Restaurant and Bar 722 7th St. NW Washington, DC 20001 202.347.9190 … Continue reading
Little UX Participants in the Office
This week our UX Lab hosted over a dozen kids for one-on-one usability testing. Recruiting and testing 3-5 year olds can be a challenge to the most seasoned researcher, but here are a couple tips that we have found reduce … Continue reading
NCQA Accrediation and the UXL
We love that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has added a usability testing component to their accreditation process. They are giving insurance companies credit toward accreditation just for testing their websites. This will improve the quality of the … Continue reading
Scrolling and Ad Blindness
Ad Blindness is a phenomenon commonly found with eye tracking research. Ad blindness also includes “right rail” blindness, a similar occurrence due to the placement of tower and stamp-shaped ads loaded up in the right column of a webpage. Rebeka … Continue reading
