UXmatters Reader Survey for 2009
1. What types of content do you read on UXmatters?
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Average		Response
Count
Columns3.7% (4)18.7% (20)25.2% (27)29.0% (31)23.4% (25)3.50107
Articles0.0% (0)9.1% (10)19.1% (21)32.7% (36)39.1% (43)4.02110
Interviews19.4% (20)27.2% (28)25.2% (26)20.4% (21)7.8% (8)2.70103
Book Reviews29.7% (30)24.8% (25)28.7% (29)11.9% (12)5.0% (5)2.38101
Product Reviews29.4% (30)33.3% (34)22.5% (23)9.8% (10)4.9% (5)2.27102
Conference Reviews38.2% (39)29.4% (30)18.6% (19)8.8% (9)4.9% (5)2.13102
News20.4% (21)28.2% (29)25.2% (26)17.5% (18)8.7% (9)2.66103
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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Columns1.0% (1)3.1% (3)17.7% (17)51.0% (49)27.1% (26)4.0096
Articles0.0% (0)2.0% (2)14.7% (15)45.1% (46)38.2% (39)4.20102
Interviews8.4% (7)6.0% (5)34.9% (29)38.6% (32)12.0% (10)3.4083
Product Reviews11.0% (9)9.8% (8)34.1% (28)37.8% (31)7.3% (6)3.2182
Book Reviews12.5% (10)10.0% (8)31.3% (25)38.8% (31)7.5% (6)3.1980
Conference Reviews14.6% (12)7.3% (6)32.9% (27)34.1% (28)11.0% (9)3.2082
News8.5% (7)13.4% (11)25.6% (21)41.5% (34)11.0% (9)3.3382
 Are there other types of content you'd like UXmatters to publish?12
3. How do you rate the overall quality of these types content on UXmatters?
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Columns0.0% (0)5.4% (5)30.1% (28)40.9% (38)23.7% (22)3.8393
Articles0.0% (0)2.0% (2)22.0% (22)44.0% (44)32.0% (32)4.06100
Interviews3.9% (3)5.2% (4)41.6% (32)39.0% (30)10.4% (8)3.4777
Product Reviews5.1% (4)9.0% (7)53.8% (42)23.1% (18)9.0% (7)3.2278
Book Reviews5.3% (4)9.3% (7)52.0% (39)25.3% (19)8.0% (6)3.2175
Conference Reviews5.3% (4)12.0% (9)52.0% (39)22.7% (17)8.0% (6)3.1675
News4.1% (3)14.9% (11)44.6% (33)27.0% (20)9.5% (7)3.2374
 Why? Please tell us how we could improve their quality.10
4. Which UXmatters columnists do you read?
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Steve Baty - User Dialogues12.3% (7)14.0% (8)31.6% (18)28.1% (16)14.0% (8)3.1857
Jonathan Follett - Beautiful Information12.3% (7)22.8% (13)21.1% (12)28.1% (16)15.8% (9)3.1257
Michael Hawley - Research That Works8.3% (5)16.7% (10)25.0% (15)36.7% (22)13.3% (8)3.3060
Whitney Hess - Client Matters8.5% (5)16.9% (10)27.1% (16)30.5% (18)16.9% (10)3.3159
Peter Hornsby - Innovating UX Practice8.8% (5)17.5% (10)26.3% (15)31.6% (18)15.8% (9)3.2857
Mike Hughes - User Assistance12.7% (7)18.2% (10)12.7% (7)36.4% (20)20.0% (11)3.3355
Colleen Jones - More Than Words9.3% (5)16.7% (9)29.6% (16)37.0% (20)7.4% (4)3.1754
Dirk Knemeyer - Imagine18.9% (10)15.1% (8)26.4% (14)26.4% (14)13.2% (7)3.0053
Keith LaFerriere - The Business of UX11.1% (6)18.5% (10)29.6% (16)25.9% (14)14.8% (8)3.1554
Joe Lamantia - Everyware11.1% (6)25.9% (14)27.8% (15)24.1% (13)11.1% (6)2.9854
Traci Lepore - Dramatic Impact19.6% (10)21.6% (11)21.6% (11)27.5% (14)9.8% (5)2.8651
Jim Nieters - Management Matters20.0% (11)20.0% (11)29.1% (16)23.6% (13)7.3% (4)2.7855
Greg Nudelman - Search Matters10.2% (6)25.4% (15)22.0% (13)28.8% (17)13.6% (8)3.1059
Whitney Quesenbery - Universal Usability12.5% (7)10.7% (6)26.8% (15)39.3% (22)10.7% (6)3.2556
Paul Sherman - Envision the Future12.3% (7)17.5% (10)33.3% (19)26.3% (15)10.5% (6)3.0557
Janet Six - Ask UXmatters12.1% (7)17.2% (10)17.2% (10)37.9% (22)15.5% (9)3.2858
Luke Wroblewski - Communication Design6.3% (4)12.5% (8)20.3% (13)32.8% (21)28.1% (18)3.6464
5. Which of the following article topics are of the most interest to you? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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Accessibility
35.9%37
Agile UCD
35.9%37
Brand Strategy
23.3%24
Business of UX
47.6%49
Consulting in UX
34.0%35
Content Strategy
51.5%53
Design Artifacts / Deliverables
53.4%55
Design Patterns / Guidelines
59.2%61
Design Process
65.0%67
Desktop Application Design
22.3%23
Emotional Design
42.7%44
Enterprise Application Design
15.5%16
Form Design
40.8%42
Industrial Design
9.7%10
Information Architecture
72.8%75
Information Design
68.9%71
Innovation
35.0%36
Interaction Design
71.8%74
Managing UX Teams
38.8%40
Mobile Application Design
27.2%28
Prototyping
51.5%53
Role of UX on Product Teams
40.8%42
Usability
75.7%78
User Assistance
26.2%27
User-Centered Design
69.9%72
User Experience
80.6%83
User Interface Design
68.9%71
User Research
60.2%62
UX Organizations
21.4%22
UX Strategy
61.2%63
Visual Design
39.8%41
Web Application Design (RIAs/Ajax)
38.8%40
Web Site Design
49.5%51
 Other
4.9%5
6. How long have you been reading UXmatters?
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Percent		Response
Count
Since its launch in November 2005
6.9%7
For several years
25.7%26
For more than a year
42.6%43
For several months
13.9%14
Just recently started reading it
10.9%11
7. About how often do you read UXmatters?
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Percent		Response
Count
Daily
5.0%5
Weekly
33.0%33
Twice a month
26.0%26
Monthly
29.0%29
Several times a year
7.0%7
8. About how often do you read articles from our past issues?
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Percent		Response
Count
Daily
3.3%3
Weekly
7.6%7
Twice a month
7.6%7
Monthly
13.0%12
Quarterly
16.3%15
A few times a year
52.2%48
9. Do you read the UXmatters newsletter?
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Percent		Response
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Yes, every issue
30.0%30
Sometimes
9.0%9
I skim it
17.0%17
I'm subscribed, but don't read it
2.0%2
I haven't subscribed
42.0%42
10. Have you subscribed to our feeds? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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RSS
79.3%46
Atom
3.4%2
Twitter
29.3%17
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
40.0%40
RSS feed
44.0%44
Twitter feed
11.0%11
Friends or colleagues
14.0%14
Search results (external)
14.0%14
Search results (on UXmatters)
8.0%8
Browsing the UXmatters site
25.0%25
 Links from another site
10.0%10
12. What is your role in user experience? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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Academic
3.0%3
Analyst
17.8%18
Executive
4.0%4
Manager
16.8%17
Practitioner (Design or User Research)
86.1%87
Researcher (Pure Research)
7.9%8
Strategist
18.8%19
Student
6.9%7
13. What is your primary UX specialty?
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Percent		Response
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Human/Computer Interaction
8.1%8
Industrial Design
1.0%1
Information Architecture
11.1%11
Information Design
5.1%5
Interaction Design
10.1%10
Prototyping
2.0%2
Software Development
2.0%2
User Assistance / UI Text
5.1%5
User Experience (UX) Design
21.2%21
UX Management 0.0%0
UX Strategy
2.0%2
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review
2.0%2
Usability Testing
5.1%5
User Interface Design
6.1%6
User Research
6.1%6
Visual Design
1.0%1
Web Design
8.1%8
 Other (please specify)
4.0%4
14. What other aspects of UX does your work encompass? Select all that apply.
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Accessibility
43.0%43
Brand Strategy
21.0%21
Business Analysis
31.0%31
Development
20.0%20
Human/Computer Interaction
49.0%49
Human Factors
26.0%26
Industrial Design
5.0%5
Information Architecture
66.0%66
Information Design
58.0%58
Interaction Design
62.0%62
Prototyping
61.0%61
User Assistance / UI Text
39.0%39
User Experience (UX) Design
68.0%68
UX Management
24.0%24
UX Strategy
39.0%39
Usability Evaluation / Expert Review
53.0%53
Usability Testing
68.0%68
User Interface Design
68.0%68
User Research
51.0%51
Visual Design
43.0%43
Web Design
40.0%40
 Other (please specify)
3.0%3
15. In what kind of organization do you work?
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Percent		Response
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Large corporation
25.8%25
Small to medium-sized corporation
25.8%25
Startup
4.1%4
Independent UX consultancy or partnership
7.2%7
Small UX consulting firm (3-10 employees)
3.1%3
Large UX consulting firm (more than 10 employees)
5.2%5
Full-service design agency
2.1%2
Web development agency
5.2%5
Research institution 0.0%0
Academic institution
3.1%3
Government agency
3.1%3
Non-profit organization
5.2%5
 Other (please specify)
10.3%10
16. On what type of projects do you primarily work?
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Percent		Response
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Operating systems 0.0%0
Desktop applications
6.0%6
Client/server applications
7.0%7
Web applications
31.0%31
Web sites
42.0%42
Intranets
2.0%2
Mobile applications
3.0%3
Embedded software for hardware products
3.0%3
 Other (please specify)
6.0%6
17. On what other types of projects do you sometimes work? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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Operating systems
2.1%2
Desktop applications
39.2%38
Client/server applications
17.5%17
Web applications
62.9%61
Web sites
51.5%50
Intranets
54.6%53
Mobile applications
39.2%38
Embedded software for hardware products
7.2%7
 Other (please specify)
4.1%4
18. Where do you live? (City, Country)
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19. What is your age range?
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Percent		Response
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18-25
12.2%12
26-35
39.8%39
36-45
27.6%27
46-55
15.3%15
56-65
5.1%5
Over 65 0.0%0
20. What educational qualifications have you attained? Select all that apply.
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Percent		Response
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Secondary or high-school diploma or certificate
31.6%31
Vocational-training certificate or diploma
6.1%6
Some university/college coursework completed
12.2%12
Associate's degree (2-year college)
6.1%6
Bachelor's degree
60.2%59
Master's or graduate degree
39.8%39
Doctorate (PhD)
3.1%3
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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Percent		Response
Count
Applied Experimental Psychology
1.9%1
Cognitive Psychology
1.9%1
Computer Science
20.8%11
Graphic Design
3.8%2
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
24.5%13
Human Factors / Ergonomics
7.5%4
Industrial Design
1.9%1
Information Design
5.7%3
Interaction Design
5.7%3
Library Science
9.4%5
Technical Communication
17.0%9
 Other (please specify)10
22. For how many years have you worked in user experience?
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Percent		Response
Count
Less than 1 year
5.1%5
1-3 years
29.3%29
4-6 years
29.3%29
7-10 years
15.2%15
11-15 years
13.1%13
16-20 years
7.1%7
More than 20 years
1.0%1
23. Do you belong to any of the following professional associations?
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Percent		Response
Count
ACM SIGCHI (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction)
35.3%18
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) 0.0%0
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)
2.0%1
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)
2.0%1
IAI (Information Architecture Institute)
19.6%10
IxDA (Interaction Design Association)
45.1%23
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) 0.0%0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)
13.7%7
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)
49.0%25
 Other (please specify)7
24. Have you attended or are you currently planning to attend any of the following conferences?
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Percent		Response
Count
CHI (Computer-Human Interaction)
42.6%20
DIS (Designing Interactive Systems) 0.0%0
DUX (Designing for User Experience)
4.3%2
HFES (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society)
2.1%1
IA Summit
27.7%13
IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America) Conferences 0.0%0
Institute of Design Strategy Conference 0.0%0
IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Interaction Conference
34.0%16
IIID (International Institute for Information Design) Conferences 0.0%0
STC (Society for Technical Communication)
10.6%5
SXSW
19.1%9
UIE User Interface Conference
19.1%9
UIE Web App Summit
8.5%4
UPA (Usability Professionals' Association)
36.2%17
User Friendly
6.4%3
UX Week (Adaptive Path Conference)
21.3%10
 Other (please specify)8
25. Do you have any suggestions or feedback you'd like to offer to UXmatters? When providing feedback, please provide specific, actionable feedback.
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