Preface

This book is a collection of hard-won lessons from UX experts, gained from many years of working in the field. It contains:

• How Analytics Helped Solve a UX Issue by Luke Hay
• Using Prototyping Tools to Define Better Weather Icons for Everyone by Dan Goodwin
• How User Research Turned a Good App into a Great One by Jodie Moule
• Accessibility and Inclusive Design: Why They’re Not the Same by Derek Featherstone
• Exposing the Real Cause of Most UX Issues by Joe Natoli

Who Should Read This Book?

This book is for anyone interested in UX. You won't need any technical experience in order to read it.

Conventions Used

Code Samples

Code in this book is displayed using a fixed-width font, like so:

<h1>A Perfect Summer's Day</h1>
<p>It was a lovely day for a walk in the park.
The birds were singing and the kids were all back at school.</p>
			

Where existing code is required for context, rather than repeat all of it, ⋮ will be displayed:

function animate() {
    ⋮
new_variable = "Hello";
}

Some lines of code should be entered on one line, but we’ve had to wrap them because of page constraints. An ➥ indicates a line break that exists for formatting purposes only, and should be ignored:

URL.open("http://www.sitepoint.com/responsive-web-
➥design-real-user-testing/?responsive1");

You’ll notice that we’ve used certain layout styles throughout this book to signify different types of information. Look out for the following items.

Tips, Notes, and Warnings