"Testing one user is 100% better than testing none"
- (Steve Krug)
"There is an essential flaw in the two-way mirror usability test method…. It selects for a test population that is free in the middle of the day, motivated by $50 and M&Ms."
Fluid Designer: iPhone prototypes
Import sketches or mockups and add screen transitions to create an iphone prototype.
Tool for making Touch Application Prototypes (TAP) via Unitid
Make Adobe Fireworks prototypes work for the Apple iPhone and iPad.
This allows you to prototype and test touch specific gestures like swiping and different page transitions (e.g. flipping a page).
User testing: Silverback
Usability testing for MacOSX users. Screen capture + audio and video of a user. Free for 30 days. $US69 to buy.
Online user testing: Usertesting.com
Another quick and easy user testing platform. UK internet user panel. $39 per user.
Online user testing: What Users Do
Quick and easy user testing - set a task on your website and test with a demographically targeted user. View an online video of the user’s screen and voice. 30£ per user test. European internet users.
