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not to be a ux researcher on main, but in a survey dropout just sent about ranking some ideas, i’d warn of potential data misrepresentation because of scale issues. at the beginning of the form, you define your scale:
Please rank your responses from 1 - 5 (1 being most interested!)
but then you do not include that scale definition in the context of each following question.
so when someone who likely didn’t read the little intro text closely (most people don’t), they see a question of “What types of [thing] would you be most interested in?” followed by a list of things each with radio boxes just labeled with numbers 1-5, a likely interpretation is 5 is the “most interested in” and 1 is the “least interested in”.
some may interpret it as intended as a ranking where 1 is at the top and 5 is at the bottom, but to get everyone interpreting your questions the same, i recommend clearer wording and to label your scale for each question i.e. “1 is most interested in and 5 is least interested in” (you can do this as secondary description text for each question since you’re using google forms).
anyway, if i were looking at the data from that survey, i wouldn’t trust it. the only solid data you could rely is everything labeled a “3” because that’s the overlap in the two scale interpretations. you’ll know what’s mid, at least.
i feel bad pointing this out because some human made that form but also i care about the results of the survey because i’m emotionally invested in dropout content and want them to have accurate data. plz forgive me, survey maker. you’re not likely to read this anyway. this is tumblr.
IKEA’s adult furniture optimizes for “Scandinavian minimalism,” which in practice means beige rectangles at fourteen price points. The kids section optimizes for emotional response under strict physical constraints. One produces KALLAX. The other produces a lamp that strangers instinctively pet.
That giraffe is from IKEA’s GREJSIMOJS collection, which launched this month. Twenty designers collaborated on 33 pieces with one rule: every item has to make people smile. The designer, Marta Krupińska, said every person who walked past her desk in Älmhult patted the giraffe prototype on the head. Adults. In a corporate office. Petting a lamp.
This tells you everything about how constraint drives design quality. Children’s products face the strictest safety testing IKEA runs. Rounded edges, non-toxic materials, no cables, no small parts. The giraffe is battery-operated, auto-shuts off after 15 minutes, and costs $39. The designer said she had to redesign it multiple times to meet safety requirements, and each constraint forced a better solution.
The GREJSIMOJS collection came directly from IKEA’s Play Report research showing parents want to play more with their kids but lack the space and inspiration. So IKEA built a 33-piece product line around a behavioral insight rather than a style trend. Cat-shaped storage bins. A stool with antlers. A dog-shaped dimmable table lamp. The entire line starts at $5 and £1 from every UK sale goes to the Baby Bank Alliance.
do you use spotify? do you think it could be better?
that's crazy, me too!!
hey! my name's oliver and i'm a user experence designer. my current project is a ux-focused redesign of spotify. to make it happen, i need your help!
i'm doing research to better understand how people use spotify, what features they value, and their level of satisfaction with the current interface.
as part of my investigation, i have created a short survey. if you have 5 minutes, i would be so grateful if you could take it. all responses are anonymous and no personal information is collected.
i said this in discord but i think it's important to put here
there was no usability research done for this, at least from what i can see
like absolutely no interest checks were done at all or else I feel like they would have realized this is not feasible or at least the way they did it wasn't
none of the paterons mods knew, barely any fans knew (also there was a leak which makes a little worried for their website security)
what i think they needed was some user research before they did the launch. because all the feedback, the critism, the hate (yes even the hate) is the kinda of feedback that would SHOULD have been given BEFORE. during the production stages not NOW after the launch. it would have made everything a lot smoother for them
(by feedback i mean things like: users are interested in different tiers, users are think the price doesn't justify how much product they're getting with the service, users are confused due to misinformation, etc.)
and like testing and interest checks stuff like this would have been essential to make this launch have a better reaction from the fan base
more UX stuff below the cut but
TL:DR Watcher hire a UX designer please this would have solved all your problems OR JUST DO SOME USER TESTING NEXT TIME JESUS
my biggest thing is there's a lot of companies (big and small) that tend to make these types of big changes (whether it's to better their product, bring in more people, appeal to a new demographic, whatever their goal may be) but in the process they forget their core userbase (in this case Watcher's current audience) which are arguably the most important group to factor in company decisions bc they're the ones that are going to stay long term
idk if I'm making any sense but i hate seeing this trend of what's basically just picking up other companies "trending feature" (for example tiktok becoming popular and all other platforms adopting short form video content, Instagram/Snapchat stories becoming popular and other social media like WhatsApp and Twitter tried it too) only for the feature that originally made them appeally in the first place to fall to the wayside
and the ones who jumped on the trend aren't guaranteed to stay, and now you've lost your loyal userbase
and even tho Watcher didn't do exactly that it still kinda feels like they did u know? I'm certain (and hopeful) this will work out but the execution was just absolutely not it at all, and i wish there was more research done because it helped so much and they wouldn't be bombarded the way they were now
i get it this was something that may have been a long time coming but it is clear that it wasn't ready, both the product and your userbase. also the method of dropping was also absolutely not it
(also i am critiquing it because i want to buy it, i am fortunate enough to be in the position to do so but i won't forever and i know many who also can't and are understandably upset about it)
Hey you! Yes, you! Do you want to help a UX student earn their certificate?
I'm taking a UX design course (User experience) and one of my projects is to create an app/website for a fictional museum.
The data I learn would help me create an accurate "user profile" so I don't make assumptions in the design process. Here is the link to the survey and I appreciate anyone who takes the time to fill it out!
If you have any questions please feel free to send me an ask!
Making your website as accessible as possible is not just a legal or ethical requirement, it’s also a practical concern—allowing everyone to benefit from your content. Here are four areas to review.
