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design

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Laura Ruel and Nora Paul, writing in Online Journalism Review, neatly wrap up simple, do-it-yourself methods for Web usability tests.

The article picks up on time-tested methods I have used and liked. But its real benefit is the clear explanation for people who may never have conducted such user research, or who might otherwise make quick excuses for skipping this critical step in a Web architecture project.

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The last redesign of Knoxnews, way back in the heady days of April 2005, was one of the first projects I helped drive as a corporate online executive at Scripps.

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Without prejudging the outcome either way, try this little sociology experiment.

Count the number of times people ask you questions like this:

"Did you see [such-and-such happened]?"

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