User research and collaboration guide series
Testing and assessment
Methods to validate your design and content to ensure they meet user needs.
Overview
The research methods included in this guide will help you test your designs throughout your development cycle. Methods include:
Content
Learn how to get feedback on what is clear (or confusing) in your content.
- Content highlighter testing
Data analysis
- Qualitative data
Multivariate tests
Use multivariate testing to test multiple aspects of different designs to see how they work together.
- Multivariate testing
Metrics
Define metrics to provide ongoing feedback on how your designs meet your product’s goals.
- Success metrics
Usability
Conduct usability tests to get feedback on your designs throughout your product’s development cycle.
- Usability testing
Card sorts
Card sorting helps you to provide intuitive organization for your design’s content.
- Card sorting
Visual design
Discover how to test for the visual design — not interactions — to inform your design direction.
- Visual preference testing
