Wednesday, February 14, 2007

5 Second Test : Quick Technique for Evaluating Content Pages

How can design teams be confident their content pages are understandable to users? How does a team ensure they've designed content pages that communicate the essential information effectively?

5 second test provides valuable insight into which features are the most eye-catching, which features cause confusion and which ones are ignored altogether. Specifically, this technique can be used to assess search efficiency, branding, online advertisements, navigation usability, overall design and many other site components.

One of the 5-Second Test's biggest advantages is how quick it is. Because this technique is quick and easy to implement, it is perfect to run in locations where we can gather many users at one time, such as trade shows, conferences, and the company cafeteria. We can gather large amounts of user data in a short time.

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