Jakob Nielsen
Nov 4, 20248 min read
UX Roundup: AI Camera | Web Design Mistakes | UX Job Openings
Directing the AI camera for emotional impact | Web design mistakes the same as ever | UX job openings: equal numbers for senior and junior
Jakob Nielsen
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Information Scent: How Users Decide Where to Click
Users follow scents of relevance. Navigation becomes intuitive. Content discoverable. Experience enhanced.
Jakob Nielsen
Jun 10, 20246 min read
UX Roundup: UX Portfolios | Linkrot | Midjourney User Testing | AI-Sourced Articles | Cheaper AI
Target UX portfolios at busy hiring managers | Linkrot eats away at Web connectivity | Midjourney to start usability testing
Jakob Nielsen
Jan 15, 20246 min read
UX Roundup: Product Simplification | Big Text Boxes | Reporting UX Research | UX Jobs | New/Old UX
Simplifying product lines saves money | Anchor users’ expectations for how much to write by making text entry boxes bigger | Reporting on UX
Jakob Nielsen
Dec 18, 202310 min read
UX Roundup: Size Matters | AI-UX Job Opening | Midjourney App | Urgency for UX in AI | Eye Contact
Summary: Visualize the size of objects on ecommerce product pages | Job Openings: UX Research Generative AI @ Microsoft | Midjourney’s...
Jakob Nielsen
Dec 6, 20239 min read
Dark Design Patterns Catalog
India outlawed 12 common dark design patterns. These sneaky practices are unethical applications of established UX knowledge to harm users.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 27, 20238 min read
UX Roundup: OpenAI Debacle | Productive AI in UX | Better Headlines | Faster Horses | Solo UXer
Summary: Implications of the near-disaster at OpenAI | Improving productivity of UX work by using AI | Writing good headlines for UX...
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 22, 20237 min read
Photos Improve Website Usability and Credibility
Strong photography conveys information with authenticity, fostering trust in the content provided on a website.
Jakob Nielsen
Oct 16, 20236 min read
UX Roundup: User Retention Metrics | UX Writing | Kano Model | Mobile First Harmful | UX Soloist
Most companies use wrong user metrics to measure retention. Mobile-First design bad for desktop users. Professional growth for solo UXera.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 22, 20234 min read
Navigating the Web with Text vs. GUI Browsers: AI UX Is 1992 All Over Again
Only after GUI browsers launched in 1993 did the web explode. AI needs a similar GUI revolution in usability.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 8, 20238 min read
Jakob’s Law of the Internet User Experience
Users spend most of their time on other websites, so they expect your site to work like all the other sites they already know.