03.4.5 · Skill in Prototyping
Usability testing
Watching people attempt real tasks to find where they struggle.
In a usability test, a few people try to complete tasks while you watch and stay quiet. Five participants usually reveal the biggest problems. It works on sketches, prototypes and live products, and it is humbling every time.
Resources
2- articleStart hereUsability (user) testing 101 ↗NN/g · 2019 · 9 min
How a usability test works, what it needs, and the different ways to run one.
- articleStart hereWhy you only need to test with 5 users ↗Jakob Nielsen (NN/g) · 2000 · 8 min
The argument for many small tests instead of one big one, still the standard rule of thumb.
Tools
1- ToolFreemium