3 tools x 3 questions

Beatriz Horcajo
.dsgnrs.
Published in
2 min readMay 11, 2017

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There are lots of design research tools and techniques to obtain information to improve daily information from your designs. We show you some of our favorites and we want you to answer 3 questions, do you play?

Diary Study

A diary study is a research method used to collect qualitative data about user behaviors, activities, and experiences over time. In a diary study, data is self-reported by participants longitudinally — that is, over an extended period of time that can range from a few days to even a month or longer. During the defined reporting period, study participants are asked to keep a diary and log specific information about activities being studied. To help participants remember to fill in their diary, sometimes they are periodically prompted.

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Which are your favorite digital tools for diaries?

Heuristic review

Heuristic evaluation is a usability engineering method for finding the usability problems in a user interface design so that they can be attended to as part of an iterative design process. Heuristic evaluation involves having a small set of evaluators examine the interface and judge its compliance with recognized usability principles (the “heuristics”).Evaluating a website or app and documenting usability flaws and other areas for improvement.

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How is your experience making heuristic evaluation?

Paper prototype

A rough, often hand-sketched, drawing of a user interface, used in a usability test to gather feedback. Participants point to locations on the page that they would click, and screens are manually presented to the user based on the interactions they indicate.

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How is your experience making or using paper prototype?

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Beatriz Horcajo
.dsgnrs.

Senior Design Research & Service Design. Movistar Home | Aura | dsgnrs.io | Find me on Twiter as @Beatrizhll | @atriz_