Result Summary for Survey:UXmatters Reader Survey for 2010

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.
	answered question						85
	skipped question						2
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	3.5% (3)	21.2% (18)	34.1% (29)	27.1% (23)	14.1% (12)	3.27	85
Articles	0.0% (0)	9.5% (8)	20.2% (17)	40.5% (34)	29.8% (25)	3.90	84
Interviews	18.8% (15)	33.8% (27)	28.8% (23)	13.8% (11)	5.0% (4)	2.53	80
Book Reviews	22.9% (19)	32.5% (27)	32.5% (27)	10.8% (9)	1.2% (1)	2.35	83
Product Reviews	25.6% (21)	43.9% (36)	19.5% (16)	6.1% (5)	4.9% (4)	2.21	82
Conference Reviews	32.9% (27)	35.4% (29)	18.3% (15)	8.5% (7)	4.9% (4)	2.17	82
News	12.5% (10)	28.8% (23)	22.5% (18)	25.0% (20)	11.3% (9)	2.94	80

2. How well is UXmatters satisfying your need for these types of content?
	answered question						81
	skipped question						6
	Not at all	Not very well	Somewhat	Well	Very well	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	0.0% (0)	3.8% (3)	22.5% (18)	50.0% (40)	23.8% (19)	3.94	80
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.5% (2)	10.1% (8)	48.1% (38)	39.2% (31)	4.24	79
Interviews	4.0% (3)	10.7% (8)	37.3% (28)	37.3% (28)	10.7% (8)	3.40	75
Product Reviews	7.4% (5)	13.2% (9)	33.8% (23)	33.8% (23)	11.8% (8)	3.29	68
Book Reviews	7.4% (5)	13.2% (9)	32.4% (22)	36.8% (25)	10.3% (7)	3.29	68
Conference Reviews	9.0% (6)	11.9% (8)	32.8% (22)	38.8% (26)	7.5% (5)	3.24	67
News	2.8% (2)	11.3% (8)	39.4% (28)	36.6% (26)	9.9% (7)	3.39	71
Are there other types of content you'd like UXmatters to publish?							17

3. How do you rate the overall quality of these types content on UXmatters?
	answered question							80
	skipped question							7
	Poor	Not very good	Good	Very good	Great	N/A	Rating Average	Response Count
Columns	0.0% (0)	2.5% (2)	27.8% (22)	30.4% (24)	32.9% (26)	6.3% (5)	4.00	79
Articles	0.0% (0)	2.5% (2)	17.5% (14)	30.0% (24)	47.5% (38)	2.5% (2)	4.26	80
Interviews	1.4% (1)	2.9% (2)	31.4% (22)	27.1% (19)	15.7% (11)	21.4% (15)	3.67	70
Product Reviews	2.9% (2)	5.7% (4)	28.6% (20)	15.7% (11)	11.4% (8)	35.7% (25)	3.42	70
Book Reviews	2.9% (2)	1.5% (1)	32.4% (22)	23.5% (16)	11.8% (8)	27.9% (19)	3.55	68
Conference Reviews	2.9% (2)	2.9% (2)	26.5% (18)	19.1% (13)	11.8% (8)	36.8% (25)	3.53	68
News	1.4% (1)	7.0% (5)	25.4% (18)	21.1% (15)	16.9% (12)	28.2% (20)	3.63	71
Why? Please tell us how we could improve their quality.								20

4. Which UXmatters columnists do you read?
	answered question						60
	skipped question						27
	Never read	Occasionally read	Sometimes read	Often read	Usually read	Rating Average	Response Count
Steve Baty - User Dialogues	18.4% (9)	22.4% (11)	24.5% (12)	18.4% (9)	16.3% (8)	2.92	49
Jonathan Follett - Beautiful Information	16.3% (8)	28.6% (14)	16.3% (8)	30.6% (15)	8.2% (4)	2.86	49
Pabini Gabriel-Petit - On Good Behavior	20.0% (10)	18.0% (9)	22.0% (11)	28.0% (14)	12.0% (6)	2.94	50
Michael Hawley - Research That Works	14.6% (7)	20.8% (10)	27.1% (13)	20.8% (10)	16.7% (8)	3.04	48
Whitney Hess - Client Matters	16.7% (8)	35.4% (17)	18.8% (9)	18.8% (9)	10.4% (5)	2.71	48
Peter Hornsby - Innovating UX Practice	12.8% (6)	17.0% (8)	23.4% (11)	27.7% (13)	19.1% (9)	3.23	47
Mike Hughes - User Assistance	19.6% (9)	34.8% (16)	17.4% (8)	19.6% (9)	8.7% (4)	2.63	46
Caroline Jarrett - Good Questions	17.8% (8)	17.8% (8)	22.2% (10)	28.9% (13)	13.3% (6)	3.02	45
Colleen Jones - More Than Words	26.2% (11)	28.6% (12)	21.4% (9)	16.7% (7)	7.1% (3)	2.50	42
Dirk Knemeyer - Imagine	30.2% (13)	30.2% (13)	23.3% (10)	7.0% (3)	9.3% (4)	2.35	43
Keith LaFerriere - The Business of UX	22.9% (11)	29.2% (14)	20.8% (10)	12.5% (6)	14.6% (7)	2.67	48
Joe Lamantia - Everyware	27.9% (12)	32.6% (14)	23.3% (10)	9.3% (4)	7.0% (3)	2.35	43
Traci Lepore - Dramatic Impact	33.3% (14)	28.6% (12)	23.8% (10)	4.8% (2)	9.5% (4)	2.29	42
Demetrius Madrigal & Bryan McClain - Insights from Research	21.3% (10)	23.4% (11)	14.9% (7)	23.4% (11)	17.0% (8)	2.91	47
Jim Nieters - Management Matters	31.8% (14)	29.5% (13)	13.6% (6)	11.4% (5)	13.6% (6)	2.45	44
Greg Nudelman - Search Matters	27.7% (13)	25.5% (12)	14.9% (7)	14.9% (7)	17.0% (8)	2.68	47
Whitney Quesenbery - Universal Usability	15.2% (7)	21.7% (10)	21.7% (10)	19.6% (9)	21.7% (10)	3.11	46
Ahmed Riaz - Touching Things	34.9% (15)	30.2% (13)	18.6% (8)	7.0% (3)	9.3% (4)	2.26	43
Jim Ross - Practical Usability	18.4% (9)	22.4% (11)	16.3% (8)	20.4% (10)	22.4% (11)	3.06	49
Paul J. Sherman - Envision the Future	27.7% (13)	31.9% (15)	14.9% (7)	14.9% (7)	10.6% (5)	2.49	47
Janet Six - Ask UXmatters	22.4% (11)	28.6% (14)	18.4% (9)	16.3% (8)	14.3% (7)	2.71	49
Luke Wroblewski - Communication Design	10.9% (6)	12.7% (7)	12.7% (7)	27.3% (15)	36.4% (20)	3.65	55

5. Which of the following article topics are of the most interest to you? Select all that apply.
	answered question		82
	skipped question		5
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		76
	skipped question		11
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		48
	skipped question		39
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		80
	skipped question		7
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		81
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		83
	skipped question		4
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		74
	skipped question		13
		Response Percent	Response Count
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)
	answered question	79
	skipped question	8
		Response Count
		79

19. What is your age range?
	answered question		81
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
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.
	answered question		81
	skipped question		6
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		38
	skipped question		49
		Response Percent	Response Count
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)			14

22. For how many years have you worked in user experience?
	answered question		79
	skipped question		8
		Response Percent	Response Count
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?
	answered question		49
	skipped question		38
		Response Percent	Response Count
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)			5

24. Have you attended or are you currently planning to attend any of the following conferences?
	answered question		49
	skipped question		38
		Response Percent	Response Count
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)			20

25. Do you have any suggestions or feedback you'd like to offer to UXmatters? If offering criticism, please provide specific, actionable feedback.
	answered question	29
	skipped question	58
		Response Count
		29

26. Your full name:
	answered question	19
	skipped question	68
		Response Count
		19

27. Email address:
	answered question	19
	skipped question	68
		Response Count
		19

28. What would you like to write about?
	answered question	19
	skipped question	68
		Response Count
		19

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