UXmatters Reader Survey for 2010
1. What types of content do you read on UXmatters?਀ Note—Columns are on specific topics, published regularly, and written by particular authors.
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 Never readOccasionally readSometimes readOften readUsually readRating
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Columns3.5% (3)21.2% (18)34.1% (29)27.1% (23)14.1% (12)3.2785
Articles0.0% (0)9.5% (8)20.2% (17)40.5% (34)29.8% (25)3.9084
Interviews18.8% (15)33.8% (27)28.8% (23)13.8% (11)5.0% (4)2.5380
Book Reviews22.9% (19)32.5% (27)32.5% (27)10.8% (9)1.2% (1)2.3583
Product Reviews25.6% (21)43.9% (36)19.5% (16)6.1% (5)4.9% (4)2.2182
Conference Reviews32.9% (27)35.4% (29)18.3% (15)8.5% (7)4.9% (4)2.1782
News12.5% (10)28.8% (23)22.5% (18)25.0% (20)11.3% (9)2.9480
2. How well is UXmatters satisfying your need for these types of content?
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 Not at allNot very wellSomewhatWellVery wellRating
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Columns0.0% (0)3.8% (3)22.5% (18)50.0% (40)23.8% (19)3.9480
Articles0.0% (0)2.5% (2)10.1% (8)48.1% (38)39.2% (31)4.2479
Interviews4.0% (3)10.7% (8)37.3% (28)37.3% (28)10.7% (8)3.4075
Product Reviews7.4% (5)13.2% (9)33.8% (23)33.8% (23)11.8% (8)3.2968
Book Reviews7.4% (5)13.2% (9)32.4% (22)36.8% (25)10.3% (7)3.2968
Conference Reviews9.0% (6)11.9% (8)32.8% (22)38.8% (26)7.5% (5)3.2467
News2.8% (2)11.3% (8)39.4% (28)36.6% (26)9.9% (7)3.3971
Are there other types of content you'd like UXmatters to publish?
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3. How do you rate the overall quality of these types content on UXmatters?
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Columns0.0% (0)2.5% (2)27.8% (22)30.4% (24)32.9% (26)6.3% (5)4.0079
Articles0.0% (0)2.5% (2)17.5% (14)30.0% (24)47.5% (38)2.5% (2)4.2680
Interviews1.4% (1)2.9% (2)31.4% (22)27.1% (19)15.7% (11)21.4% (15)3.6770
Product Reviews2.9% (2)5.7% (4)28.6% (20)15.7% (11)11.4% (8)35.7% (25)3.4270
Book Reviews2.9% (2)1.5% (1)32.4% (22)23.5% (16)11.8% (8)27.9% (19)3.5568
Conference Reviews2.9% (2)2.9% (2)26.5% (18)19.1% (13)11.8% (8)36.8% (25)3.5368
News1.4% (1)7.0% (5)25.4% (18)21.1% (15)16.9% (12)28.2% (20)3.6371
Why? Please tell us how we could improve their quality.
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4. Which UXmatters columnists do you read?
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Steve Baty - User Dialogues18.4% (9)22.4% (11)24.5% (12)18.4% (9)16.3% (8)2.9249
Jonathan Follett - Beautiful Information16.3% (8)28.6% (14)16.3% (8)30.6% (15)8.2% (4)2.8649
Pabini Gabriel-Petit - On Good Behavior20.0% (10)18.0% (9)22.0% (11)28.0% (14)12.0% (6)2.9450
Michael Hawley - Research That Works14.6% (7)20.8% (10)27.1% (13)20.8% (10)16.7% (8)3.0448
Whitney Hess - Client Matters16.7% (8)35.4% (17)18.8% (9)18.8% (9)10.4% (5)2.7148
Peter Hornsby - Innovating UX Practice12.8% (6)17.0% (8)23.4% (11)27.7% (13)19.1% (9)3.2347
Mike Hughes - User Assistance19.6% (9)34.8% (16)17.4% (8)19.6% (9)8.7% (4)2.6346
Caroline Jarrett - Good Questions17.8% (8)17.8% (8)22.2% (10)28.9% (13)13.3% (6)3.0245
Colleen Jones - More Than Words26.2% (11)28.6% (12)21.4% (9)16.7% (7)7.1% (3)2.5042
Dirk Knemeyer - Imagine30.2% (13)30.2% (13)23.3% (10)7.0% (3)9.3% (4)2.3543
Keith LaFerriere - The Business of UX22.9% (11)29.2% (14)20.8% (10)12.5% (6)14.6% (7)2.6748
Joe Lamantia - Everyware27.9% (12)32.6% (14)23.3% (10)9.3% (4)7.0% (3)2.3543
Traci Lepore - Dramatic Impact33.3% (14)28.6% (12)23.8% (10)4.8% (2)9.5% (4)2.2942
Demetrius Madrigal & Bryan McClain - Insights from Research21.3% (10)23.4% (11)14.9% (7)23.4% (11)17.0% (8)2.9147
Jim Nieters - Management Matters31.8% (14)29.5% (13)13.6% (6)11.4% (5)13.6% (6)2.4544
Greg Nudelman - Search Matters27.7% (13)25.5% (12)14.9% (7)14.9% (7)17.0% (8)2.6847
Whitney Quesenbery - Universal Usability15.2% (7)21.7% (10)21.7% (10)19.6% (9)21.7% (10)3.1146
Ahmed Riaz - Touching Things34.9% (15)30.2% (13)18.6% (8)7.0% (3)9.3% (4)2.2643
Jim Ross - Practical Usability18.4% (9)22.4% (11)16.3% (8)20.4% (10)22.4% (11)3.0649
Paul J. Sherman - Envision the Future27.7% (13)31.9% (15)14.9% (7)14.9% (7)10.6% (5)2.4947
Janet Six - Ask UXmatters22.4% (11)28.6% (14)18.4% (9)16.3% (8)14.3% (7)2.7149
Luke Wroblewski - Communication Design10.9% (6)12.7% (7)12.7% (7)27.3% (15)36.4% (20)3.6555
5. Which of the following article topics are of the most interest to you? Select all that apply.
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Accessibility
39.0%32
Agile UCD
48.8%40
Brand Strategy
34.1%28
Business of UX
43.9%36
Consulting in UX
50.0%41
Content Strategy
40.2%33
Design Artifacts / Deliverables
51.2%42
Design Patterns / Guidelines
67.1%55
Design Process
59.8%49
Desktop Application Design
13.4%11
Emotional Design
53.7%44
Enterprise Application Design
19.5%16
Form Design
37.8%31
Human Factors
54.9%45
Industrial Design
14.6%12
Information Architecture
68.3%56
Information Design
62.2%51
Innovation
43.9%36
Interaction Design
69.5%57
Managing UX Teams
40.2%33
Mobile Application Design
43.9%36
Prototyping
53.7%44
Role of UX on Product Teams
52.4%43
Usability
78.0%64
User Assistance
23.2%19
User-Centered Design
75.6%62
User Experience
85.4%70
User Interface Design
72.0%59
User Research
69.5%57
UX Organizations
31.7%26
UX Strategy
68.3%56
Visual Design
41.5%34
Web Application Design (RIAs/Ajax)
30.5%25
Web Site Design
40.2%33
Other
 
9.8%8
6. How long have you been reading UXmatters?
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Since its launch in November 2005
9.6%8
For several years
33.7%28
For more than a year
31.3%26
For several months
18.1%15
Just recently started reading it
7.2%6
7. About how often do you read UXmatters?
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Daily
4.8%4
Weekly
28.9%24
Twice a month
32.5%27
Monthly
26.5%22
Several times a year
7.2%6
8. About how often do you read articles from our past issues?
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Percent		Response
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Daily 0.0%0
Weekly
9.2%7
Twice a month
18.4%14
Monthly
13.2%10
Quarterly
10.5%8
A few times a year
48.7%37
9. Do you read the UXmatters newsletter?
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Percent		Response
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Yes, every issue
28.9%24
Sometimes
13.3%11
I skim it
26.5%22
I'm subscribed, but don't read it
1.2%1
I haven't subscribed
30.1%25
10. Have you subscribed to our feeds? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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RSS
77.1%37
Atom 0.0%0
Twitter
29.2%14
11. How do you usually find out about articles on UXmatters? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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UXmatters Newsletter
51.8%43
RSS feed
41.0%34
Twitter feed
10.8%9
Friends or colleagues
9.6%8
Tweets
6.0%5
Search results (external)
20.5%17
Search results (on UXmatters)
7.2%6
Browsing the UXmatters site
28.9%24
Links from another site
 
2.4%2
12. What is your role in user experience? Select all that apply.
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Academic
7.2%6
Analyst
21.7%18
Executive
4.8%4
Manager
15.7%13
Practitioner (Design or User Research)
77.1%64
Researcher (Pure Research)
3.6%3
Strategist
25.3%21
Student
6.0%5
13. What is your primary UX specialty?
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Accessibility 0.0%0
Brand Strategy 0.0%0
Business Analysis
2.5%2
Content Strategy
3.8%3
Human/Computer Interaction
2.5%2
Industrial Design 0.0%0
Information Architecture
8.8%7
Information Design
3.8%3
Interaction Design
8.8%7
Prototyping
2.5%2
Software Development
2.5%2
Technical Writing
1.3%1
User Assistance / UI Text 0.0%0
User Experience (UX) Design
20.0%16
UX Management
3.8%3
UX Strategy
1.3%1
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review
1.3%1
Usability Testing
11.3%9
User Interface Design
7.5%6
User Research
7.5%6
Visual Design
2.5%2
Web Design
6.3%5
Other (please specify)
 
2.5%2
14. What other aspects of UX does your work encompass? Select all that apply.
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Accessibility
35.8%29
Brand Strategy
29.6%24
Business Analysis
23.5%19
Content Strategy
35.8%29
Human/Computer Interaction
51.9%42
Human Factors
29.6%24
Industrial Design
4.9%4
Information Architecture
69.1%56
Information Design
50.6%41
Interaction Design
56.8%46
Prototyping
56.8%46
Software Development
11.1%9
Technical Writing
11.1%9
User Assistance / UI Text
25.9%21
User Experience (UX) Design
61.7%50
UX Management
21.0%17
UX Strategy
53.1%43
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review
65.4%53
Usability Testing
67.9%55
User Interface Design
60.5%49
User Research
59.3%48
Visual Design
37.0%30
Web Design
46.9%38
Other (please specify)
 
6.2%5
15. In what kind of organization do you work?
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Large corporation
32.5%27
Small to medium-sized corporation
20.5%17
Startup
2.4%2
Independent UX consultancy or partnership
9.6%8
Small UX consulting firm (3-10 employees)
3.6%3
Large UX consulting firm (more than 10 employees)
3.6%3
Full-service design agency
4.8%4
Web development agency
7.2%6
Research institution 0.0%0
Academic institution
6.0%5
Government agency
4.8%4
Non-profit organization 0.0%0
Other (please specify)
 
4.8%4
16. On what type of projects do you primarily work?
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Operating systems 0.0%0
Desktop applications
3.6%3
Client/server applications
4.8%4
Web applications
36.1%30
Web sites
45.8%38
Intranets
1.2%1
Mobile applications
1.2%1
Embedded software for hardware products
1.2%1
IVR (Interactive Voice Response) 0.0%0
Other (please specify)
 
6.0%5
17. On what other types of projects do you sometimes work? Select all that apply.
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Operating systems
1.4%1
Desktop applications
28.4%21
Client/server applications
18.9%14
Web applications
51.4%38
Web sites
41.9%31
Intranets
52.7%39
Mobile applications
52.7%39
Embedded software for hardware products
4.1%3
IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
4.1%3
Other (please specify)
 
5.4%4
18. Where do you live? (City, Country)
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19. What is your age range?
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18-25
2.5%2
26-35
42.0%34
36-45
33.3%27
46-55
17.3%14
56-65
4.9%4
Over 65 0.0%0
20. What educational qualifications have you attained? Select all that apply.
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Secondary or high-school diploma or certificate
21.0%17
Vocational-training certificate or diploma
8.6%7
Some university/college coursework completed
17.3%14
Associate's degree (2-year college)
2.5%2
Bachelor's degree
56.8%46
Master's or graduate degree
44.4%36
Doctorate (PhD)
4.9%4
21. In what course of study relating to your work as a UX professional do you hold an advanced degree, if any?
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Applied Experimental Psychology 0.0%0
Cognitive Psychology
7.9%3
Computer Science
23.7%9
Graphic Design
13.2%5
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
18.4%7
Human Factors / Ergonomics 0.0%0
Industrial Design 0.0%0
Information Design
10.5%4
Interaction Design
5.3%2
Library Science
10.5%4
Technical Communication
5.3%2
User Experience
5.3%2
Other (please specify)
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22. For how many years have you worked in user experience?
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Less than 1 year
7.6%6
1-3 years
25.3%20
4-6 years
21.5%17
7-10 years
24.1%19
11-15 years
11.4%9
16-20 years
10.1%8
More than 20 years 0.0%0
23. Do you belong to any of the following professional associations?
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ACM SIGCHI (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)
34.7%17
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
12.2%6
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)
4.1%2
IAI (Information Architecture Institute)
18.4%9
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) 0.0%0
IxDA (Interaction Design Association)
63.3%31
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) 0.0%0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)
8.2%4
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)
63.3%31
Other (please specify)
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24. Have you attended or are you currently planning to attend any of the following conferences?
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CHI (Computer-Human Interaction)
26.5%13
Design for Mobile
12.2%6
DIS (Designing Interactive Systems) 0.0%0
EuroIA
4.1%2
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)
8.2%4
IA Summit
30.6%15
IDEA (Organized by the Information Architecture Institute)
4.1%2
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Conferences 0.0%0
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) 0.0%0
Institute of Design Strategy Conference 0.0%0
Interaction (Organized by the Interaction Design Association)
4.1%2
STC (Society for Technical Communication)
8.2%4
SXSW
28.6%14
UIE User Interface Conference
14.3%7
UIE Web App Summit
8.2%4
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)
34.7%17
Usability Week (Organized by the Nielsen Norman Group)
26.5%13
User Friendly 0.0%0
UX Australia
12.2%6
UX Week (Organized by Adaptive Path)
16.3%8
WritersUA
2.0%1
Other (please specify)
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25. Do you have any suggestions or feedback you'd like to offer to UXmatters?਀ If offering criticism, please provide specific, actionable feedback.
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26. Your full name:
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27. Email address:
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28. What would you like to write about?
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