User experience with honeycomb
One of the ways we can visualize User Experience Design is by using the User Experience Honeycomb, created by information architect Peter Morville. The premise of the honeycomb is that each piece displays a characteristic of good User Experience Design.
As the image shown below, we have different pieces of the honeycomb to understand what they mean.
- Useful describes the content that should be original and fulfill a need,
usable means a site or app is easy to use; - A desirable product has design elements that stir up emotion and appreciation;
- Findable means content is easy to navigate and can be located on-site and off-site;
- An accessible product is one that could be accessed by people with disabilities;
- When a product is credible, users trust and believe the source of the data and information.
"There are countless things to track, and without honing in on the true goal of measurement, no metric is likely to provide a meaningful or actionable insight."
- Aurora Harley
Aurora Harley from the Nielsen Norman Group makes an excellent point about the importance of setting clear goals and objectives that you can measure throughout the lifecycle of your product. Keep in mind: the best place to start measuring User Experience is by looking at the metrics your team is already measuring.
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