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Raluca Budiu

Raluca Budiu is Director of Research at Nielsen Norman Group, where she consults for clients from a variety of industries and presents tutorials on mobile usability, designing interfaces for multiple devices, quantitative usability methods, cognitive psychology for designers, and principles of human-computer interaction. She also serves as editor for the articles published on NNgroup.com. Raluca coauthored the NN/g reports on tablet usability, mobile usability, iPad usability, and the usability of children's websites, as well as the book Mobile Usability. She holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Wizards: Definition and Design Recommendations
June 25, 2017Jun 25, 2017 | Article: 9 minutemins to read
A common application-design pattern for inputting information, wizards work well for processes that are performed only occasionally.
A Checklist for Registration and Login Forms on Mobile
June 4, 2017Jun 4, 2017 | Article: 2 minutemins to read
Typing a password takes twice as long on mobile than on desktop. Follow these 12 guidelines to make registration and login less painful on mobile devices.
User-Experience Quiz: 2016 UX Year in Review
January 1, 2017Jan 1, 2017 | Article: 3 minutemins to read
Test your UX knowledge by taking our quiz. All questions and answers are based on articles that we published last year.
App Lockers for Shared Phone Use in India
November 27, 2016Nov 27, 2016 | Article: 8 minutemins to read
App lockers ensure privacy, parental control, and data safety for Indian phone owners who share mobile devices with others.
The Power Law of Learning: Consistency vs. Innovation in User Interfaces
October 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016 | Article: 11 minutemins to read
Across many tasks, learning curves show an initial learning period, followed by a plateau of optimal efficiency.
Scan and Shake: A Lesson in Technology Adoption from China’s WeChat
October 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016 | Article: 13 minutemins to read
QR-code scanning and shake serve as effective ways of communication between the online and the offline worlds and enjoy wider use in China than in the US.
Mobile User Behavior in India
September 4, 2016Sep 4, 2016 | Article: 9 minutemins to read
Mobile users in India are concerned with storage and data consumption, share devices, use app lockers for privacy, and log in with one-time passwords.
Direct Manipulation: Definition
August 21, 2016Aug 21, 2016 | Article: 7 minutemins to read
Direct-manipulation UIs support interaction with visible objects of interest via physical, reversible, incremental actions that receive immediate feedback.
Mobile First Is NOT Mobile Only
July 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016 | Article: 9 minutemins to read
Mobile-navigation patterns make navigation unusable on the desktop and decrease its use. Porting an unchanged UI to a different platform hurts UX.
Hamburger Menus and Hidden Navigation Hurt UX Metrics
June 26, 2016Jun 26, 2016 | Article: 12 minutemins to read
Discoverability is cut almost in half by hiding a website’s main navigation. Also, task time is longer and perceived task difficulty increases.
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