It is based on usability tests, and involves several classical methods in marketing and decision-making theory, as multidimensional scaling, semantic differential method, factor analysis, pairwise comparison and analytical hierarchy process.
These voluntary guidelines, based on usability testing and criteria for clarity (think of the nutrition label as a model), were circulated to more than 6,000 election officials earlier this year.
We organized the questions into the eight categories listed based on usability interviews and feedback.
Based on usability testing and recommendations from the research team, the web developers created several iterations of the website before a release candidate was created, approved, and launched.
Based on usability data, customer surveys, and user testing, the company discovered their potential customers didn't like one very specific part of the website's checkout process.
Generally, the evaluation is based on usability heuristics that are done by experts and designers and involve a very complicated cycling process in which usability experts need to be included in the complete usability evaluation.
The qualitative component included robust usability testing process, which consisted of a heuristic evaluation and interviews with end-users (i.e., parents) to validate and improve the material based on usability principles.
The usability scale was developed based on usability problems that occurred in game-play sessions with focus groups and consisted of three items to determine the ease of game play.
However, icon design is still predominantly artistic in nature and as a result icon selection is generally based on usability evaluations after a set of alternative icons are developed.
