Free Research Reports

• Celebrating Holidays and Current Events on the Web

  Learn 18 techniques for adapting your website for special occasions to increase user interest and conversion.

• Tablet Website and Application UX

  126 design guidelines for improving the usability of tablet-specific apps and of websites when viewed on tablets.

• Investor Relations (IR) on Corporate Websites

  Get 103 tips for attracting investors and journalists to your website and earning their trust.

• Application Design Showcase: 2012

  Learn from the winners for best application design. This 304-page report presents 13 additional case studies for app design, ranging from desktop to web-based interfaces.

• Mobile Intranets and Enterprise Apps

  This 237-page, illustrated report provides case studies and survey feedback from more than 200 designers creating mobile-optimized enterprise apps and intranet content. It covers responsive web designs, mobile websites, mobile web apps, and native apps.

• Intranet Portals: UX Design Experience from Real-Life Projects

  653-page report with case studies of 83 enterprise portal projects. Borrow from their strengths and avoid their weaknesses to improve the usability of your intranet portal.

• How to Conduct Usability Studies for Accessibility

  Learn how to adapt your usability testing practices to accommodate participants who use assistive technology with 40 specific recommendations.

• How to Recruit Participants for Usability Studies

  Get 234 tips for finding the right participants for usability studies.

• How to Conduct Eyetracking Studies

  Get 65 tips for applying eyetracking technology to conduct user research on websites.

• Application Design Showcase: 2008

  Learn from the winners for best application design. This 286-page report presents 10 case studies for app design, ranging from desktop to web-based interfaces.

• iPad App and Website Usability

  Findings from user testing of applications and websites for iPad tablets.

• User Experience Careers

  Get a glimpse of the UX field, i,e., the roles and responsibilities, unique backgrounds of practitioners entering the field, and the skills needed to work in UX today. This report details findings from over 700 professionals working in the UX field.

• PR on Websites

  Get 103 tips for attracting journalists to your website and increasing press coverage for your company.

• Site Map Usability

  Get 47 tips for designing site maps that aid in navigation and visualization of your site’s information hierarchy.

• Usability Guidelines for Accessible Web Design

  Create usable websites for people who use assistive technology such as screen readers and screen magnifiers. This report presents 75 tips for improving websites for people with disabilities.

• WAP Usability

  Get usability findings from our studies with WAP phones. Learn from the past to avoid making the same mistakes today.

• Past Intranet Design Annuals Intranet Design Annual: 2007

  This 372-page report presents case studies of the 10 best intranets of 2007, illustrated with 215 screenshots.

• Customization Features Done Correctly for the Right Reasons

  Get 46 tips for improving online product customization features and interactions.

• Past Intranet Design Annuals Intranet Design Annual: 2006

  This 288-page report presents case studies of the 10 best intranets of 2006, illustrated with 193 screenshots.

• Social Features on Intranets: Case Studies of Enterprise 2.0

  First-hand knowledge for implementing collaboration features from 22 companies who have done it. 217-page report with tips for integrating social features with intranets.

• Website Tools and Applications with Flash

  Get 117 tips for creating usable interactive tools and applications on websites.