Userfocus Usability Newsletter, January 2015

Happy new year and welcome to the January edition of the Userfocus usability and user experience newsletter!

Message from the Editor

This month, I've updated an article from our archive that I wrote 3 years ago but that is still relevant as we start a new year. I hope you find it useful.

David Travis

From the archive: 20 things you can do this year to improve your user's experience

The new year is as good a time as any to review and improve the way you work. With a good user experience now widely seen as the key attribute of many high-tech products, it makes sense to review your own products to see how you can give them that user experience edge. Here are 20 quick, simple and virtually free ideas you can apply in this new year. Read the article in full: 20 things you can do this year to improve your user's experience.

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