Glossary of UX terms [ongoing]

An ongoing glossary of UX terms that will be updated as we learn more.

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• five second test
• a form of usability test where the user is shown a web page for 5 seconds and then asked questions to determine the clarity of the website.

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• Guerrilla User Testing
• According to  Martin Belam, "Guerrilla usability test is “the art of pouncing on lone people in cafes and public spaces, quickly filming them whilst they use a website for a couple of minutes.”

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• Iterative design
• the process of repeatedly redesigning a product based on user feedback.

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• Needfinding
• A process of determining what a user actually needs a product to do.  This information can be found using questionnaires (explicitly determined) or through usability testing (implicitly determined).

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• Prototype
• A mock up of a product that evolves closer to the actual product over time(low fidelity, mid fidelity and high fidelity).  Used to test out a product.

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• User experience design
• the process of creating content that is simple, intuitive, and engaging.
• User profiles
• A way to remove your personal bias from a project.  User profiles generate a pretend user base that can be designed for before the product is brought into user testing.
• Usability tests
• Used to assess the strengths and weaknesses in a product design.
• Usability
• How easy it is for a user to navigate and engage with a product.

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• Wireframe
• A form of prototyping that is a rough layout of a product, usually done with pen or pencil, or in a wireframe software.

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