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I had my first child usability testing today for a project I am currently working on. I chose paper prototyping for this phase as I wanted to figure out the issues with the interface before the programming team started working on it with all the holes in full glory. All I needed - post-its, regular A4 paper, a pair of scissors and glue. For all the business savvy readers out there, here’s a cheap and quick way to test your interface. An added incentive, it’s incredibly easy to do!

One of the biggest problems with softwares these days is the number of steps we need to perform to accomplish a simple task. More often than not, once we get used to doing the same thing over and over again, we arrive at the conclusion that the steps are unavoidable and plowing through them good naturedly might just make them seem more acceptable.