Comments on: Piñatas, donkeys and … usability? What party games and landing pages have in common

By: Amanda Devine

Amanda Devine — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:52:55 +0000

Wow! As a beginner, this post was a real “Gasp” moment! I am about to redesign my landing page and this will be invaluable, so big thanks!

By: Jon Hung » Blog Archive » this week in UX

Jon Hung » Blog Archive » this week in UX — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:10:32 +0000

[...] 5 second usability test. As designers, we need to manage people’s immediate perceptions. A generation of internet surfers (like the channel surfers of the previous decades) will judge a websites value very rapidly. A great article [...]

By: Adam Lapp

Adam Lapp — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:58:16 +0000

I did not use it for the landing page featured in the post, rather I performed a “manual” version of it. But, I did test many random pages. I actually learned a lot as a tester simply by seeing what others were doing wrong. Sort of the “don’t make the same mistake” learning approach. -Adam

By: Adam Lapp

Adam Lapp — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:50:27 +0000

Hi Matt. I love the concept of the five second test. We’ll definitely keep an eye out for the updates. Cheers, Adam.

By: Matt Milosavljevic

Matt Milosavljevic — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:46:51 +0000

Thanks for the positive review Anna. We are still actively making tweaks and changes to both the site and test format that will hopefully make for even more useful results.

Be on the lookout for some updates soonish, I’ll be quite keen to hear your thoughts.

All the best.

By: Anna Jacobson

Anna Jacobson — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:11:35 +0000

We appreciate your kudos. In busy times, we’re all for a test that’s effective and speedy! Anna