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The Process Toolbox, part eight: Prototyping

Simon Collison writes about the different forms of prototyping in ErskineLabs' Process Toolbox, describing the benefits of paper, wireframe, and browser prototypes.

As much as all parties may talk about requirements and argue over features, often they won’t really “get it” until they can see the concept represented visually, and understand its exact behaviour. This brings us on to various methods of prototyping.

Found via I ♥ wireframes. Read more at Erskine Labs.

http://erskinelabs.com/post/the-process-toolbox-part-eight-prototyping/

Usabilla Travel Site Test: Underdogs beat Expedia in usability showdown

Usabilla was ran usability tests to compare the usability of four travel sites and has posted the results. Their analysis concludes that Expedia gets defeated by its competitors Hotwire, Priceline, and Travelocity on basic usability tasks. Expedia performed the worst in a usability showdown between the four major international travel sites. A total of 148 people participated in this usability test and tried to perform three basic tasks on one of the four websites.

Read the result analysis at the Usabilla blog.

http://blog.usabilla.com/?p=172