CAT | Research
My colleague Kathy asked me what the design width of email blasts should be. I had to admit I had no idea. So I did a little research in my inbox, measured my recent html email blasts and notifications and here are the results. Pixel width is approximate, I might be off a pixel or [...]
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How to perform a card sort
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One of the more elaborate techniques of researching information architecture is card sorting, a tool for examining how users group topics. It will help the information architect to figure out what the taxonomy of a website should look like and determine a dominant organization scheme. It also helps with taxonomy or labeling content. Ultimately we [...]
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Screen sizes and user agent trends
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This week had me looking at log files for various websites I worked on. These websites are both B2B and B2C with the majority of users originating from North America. A few obervations: 1024 x 768 is no longer the most commonly used screen resolution. This surprised me somewhat, but here in North America 1280×800 [...]
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