Inspiring content from the UX world

Today is International UFO Day, but we have no lyrics for fans of history not from this land. For this, we invite you to a compilation of texts about meeting the needs of users, preparing engaging webinars, samples in benchmarks and a simple way to explore the issue of interface accessibility.

We return after a little longer break straight for International Sushi Day. On this occasion, read about the localization of websites for the needs of Asian residents, the relationship of UX with AV systems and the rules that should be used during the design process. Finally, an entry in a series of stories about the work of a UX designer.

Information architecture consists of building the structure of content, organizing it, labeling it appropriately and placing it in an adequate context. As UX designers, we pay close attention to it and spend a lot of time analyzing it during UX audits. This is a key aspect that determines the usability of the website and whether the user will find content or products of interest in the store.

The IT market in Poland is currently worth more than 6 billion dollars and is growing by about 6% per year. Such growth brings with it significant competitiveness of the industry, so the success of individual companies is largely determined by the ability to find appropriate business advantages. In this text, I will try to present one of the methods to achieve such an advantage — it is a workshop tool, known as a discovery session.

You probably don't even realize how many people with vision, hearing, movement or cognitive impairments can use your site. According to statistics, the number of disabled people in Poland is about 4.7 million, or 12.2% of the population! A survey conducted at the end of 2014 shows that 42% of people are moderately disabled, 28% significantly disabled and 25% have a certificate of a slight degree of disability. A large percentage of people in the world also have various types of disorders related to color blindness. On average, 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women suffer from it.

IDEACTO has been on the market for more than a decade. Originally and colloquially, activities related to functional design were associated by clients with broadly understood graphic design and were related to the aesthetic layer rather than strictly business aspects. Fortunately, thanks to years of education and market development, today customers have a greater knowledge of the values that UX provides. Nevertheless, the question of how functional design is translated into business parameters is still not clear to customers.