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A CDI Usability Resource Review helps in addressing a specific usability topic by providing a list of curated information. The Resource Review collection as a whole is intended to be a body of knowledge that could help the USGS CDI community in exploring and understanding the range of usability topics/issues.

  • The curated information is aimed to be publicly available and digitally accessible.
  • Possible resource formats include: articles, videos, tools, blogs by other usability experts
  • Typically, the following information is included for each resource that is featured in the resource review:
    1) A brief description of the resource
    2) The resource's format
    3) The resource’s key features/highlights
    4) Additional related work

Posting Schedule

The Usability Collaboration Area resource reviews will be posted on the 3rd Wednesday of the odd months (i.e. January, March, May, etc.).

All Reviews

FY2021

TitleDiscussion Topic(s)Posting DateReviewer(s)
UsabilityReview 2020_11_18 - Empathy and User Experience (UX) Design

Empathy and User Experience (UX)

November 18th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_01_20 - Enhancing Usability of Dashboards

Enhancing Usability of Dashboards

January 20th, 2021

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_03_17 - Writing Usable Content

Writing Usable Content

March 17th, 2021

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_05_19 - Colors and Usability

Use color to improve usability

May 19th, 2021

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_07_21 - Icon Usability

Icon Usability

July 7th, 2021

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_09_15 - Usability Guidelines and Heuristic Principles

Improving usability through usability guidelines/heuristics

September 15th, 2021

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2021_11_17 - Improving Usability through User Interface (UI) Design Patterns

Leveraging User Interface (UI) Design Patterns

November 17th, 2021

Sophie Hou

FY2020

TitleDiscussion Topic(s)Posting DateReviewer(s)
UsabilityReview 2020_01_15 - Part 1 of 3_WhenToTest

Integrating usability testing when designing and developing a product/tool 

January 15th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_01_15 - Part 2 of 3_GuerrillaUsabilityTesting

Including usability principles and techniques time- and cost-effectively

January 15th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_01_15 - Part 3 of 3_FosteringUsability

Fostering user-centered approach within a project team/throughout the project lifecycle 

January 15th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_03_18 - WebAnalytics

Using analytics to inform how our web pages/tools are being used

March 18th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_05_20 - Usability and Trust

How usability and interface influence user experience, including credibility and use

May 20th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_07_15 - Usability for Mobile Devices

Designing usability/user experience (UX) for mobile devices

July 15th, 2020

Sophie Hou

UsabilityReview 2020_09_16 - Usability Testing for Mobile Devices/Applications

Usability testing with mobile devices/applications

September 16th, 2020

Sophie Hou


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