PENCIL – the opensource GUI prototyping tool
The Pencil Project’s unique mission is to build a free and opensource tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping that everyone can use. Top features: Built-in stencils for diagraming and prototyping Multi-page document with background page Inter-page linkings! On-screen text editing with rich-text supports Exporting to HTML, PNG, Openoffice.org document, Word document and PDF. Undo/redo [...]
Community driven Q&A for user experience researchers & experts
User Experience – Stack Exchange is a free, community driven Q&A for user experience researchers and experts. This site is currently in public beta. Anyone may participate. The purpose of the public beta is to: • record metrics about questions, answers, and traffic • grow the Q&A community around the topic • determine if [...]
Generate web heatmaps with the html5canvas elements
heatmap.js is a JavaScript library that can be used to generate web heatmaps with the html5canvas element based on your data. Heatmap instances contain a store in order to colorize the heatmap based on relative data, which means if you’re adding only a single datapoint to the store it will be displayed as the hottest(red) [...]
Essential Web Application Usability Guidelines
1. Have a Consistent and Standardized UI 2. Guide the user 3. Make (Call-to-Action) Interactive Objects Obvious 4. Give Feedback – Both for User’s Interacting and Progressing 5. Never Have Users Repeat Anything & Keep Signup Info to a Minimum 6. Always Have Default Values in Fields and Forms 7. Explain How the Inputed Info [...]
Gliffy- online diagramming application
Gliffy is a web-based diagram editor. Create and share flowcharts, network diagrams, floor plans, user interface designs and other drawings online. Flow Charts Network diagrams Floor plans Org charts Venn diagrams SWOT analysis Wireframes Site maps UML Business process modeling Technical drawings Create amazing diagrams & flowcharts with the click of a button TRY GLIFFY [...]
Test your website’s usability and user experience
Ethnio
Ethnio enables you to intercept visitors on your website and recruit them to help you with research.
Simple Mouse Tracking
Mouse tracking is a great way to see how visitors are actually interacting with your website.
12 Ways to Create a User-Friendly Website Registration Process
1.) Build value around registration.
2.) Eliminate as many fields as possible.
3.) Group fields logically.
4.) Break up long registration processes into steps.
5.) Make your security and privacy policies clear as day.
6.) Make password requirements secure, but not ridiculous.
7.) Make password recovery easy.
8.) Give the option to refresh Captcha.
9.) Clearly identify and explain form field errors.
10.) Consider offering social sign-in.
11.) Provide a guest checkout option.
12.) Let visitors determine how long to stay signed in.
Gliffy- online diagramming application
Gliffy is a web-based diagram editor. Create and share flowcharts, network diagrams, floor plans, user interface designs and other drawings online.
Essential Web Application Usability Guidelines
1. Have a Consistent and Standardized UI
2. Guide the user
3. Make (Call-to-Action) Interactive Objects Obvious
4. Give Feedback – Both for User’s Interacting and Progressing
5. Never Have Users Repeat Anything & Keep Signup Info to a Minimum
6. Always Have Default Values in Fields and Forms
7. Explain How the Inputed Info Will Be Used
8. Don’t Have any Reset or Mass-Delete Buttons
9. Have Clear and Explanatory Error & Success Messages
10. Include a Clear Visual...
Generate web heatmaps with the html5canvas elements
heatmap.js is a JavaScript library that can be used to generate web heatmaps with the html5canvas element based on your data. Heatmap instances contain a store in order to colorize the heatmap based on relative data, which means if you’re adding only a single datapoint to the store it will be displayed as the hottest(red) spot, then adding another point with a higher count, it will...






















