David Travis

David Travis is the self published author of his first book Life, Love and Poetry. David was born in New York and grew up in Western Massachusetts. At age of eighteen, David joined the Navy. He left the Navy four years later. David started writing his first poetry works in 2000, but didn't publish his first work until 2018. He writes about his thoughts and feelings on life and love and puts his poetry in brief stories that his readers can relate to. David is currently working on his second collection of poems.

Think Like a UX Researcher will challenge your preconceptions about user experience (UX) research and encourage you to think beyond the obvious. You’ll discover how to plan and conduct UX research, analyze data, persuade teams to take action on the results and build a career in UX. The book will help you take a more strategic view of product design so you can focus on optimizing the user’s experience. UX Researchers, Designers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Marketing Managers will find tools, inspiration and ideas to rejuvenate their thinking, inspire their team and improve their craft.In this newly revised Second Edition, the authors have added six new essays that look at how UX research methods have changed in the last few years, why remote methods should not be the only tools you use, what to do about difficult test participants, how to improve your survey questions, how to identify user goals when you can’t directly observe users and how understanding your own epistemological bias will help you become a more persuasive UX researcher.Key FeaturesProvides a dive-in-anywhere book that offers practical advice and topical examples.Includes thought triggers, exercises and scenarios to test your knowledge of UX research.Features workshop ideas to build a development team’s UX maturity.Discusses war stories from seasoned researchers to show you how UX research methods can be tailored to your own organization.

Think Like a UX Researcher will challenge your preconceptions about user experience (UX) research and encourage you to think beyond the obvious. You’ll discover how to plan and conduct UX research, analyze data, persuade teams to take action on the results and build a career in UX. The book will help you take a more strategic view of product design so you can focus on optimizing the user’s experience. UX Researchers, Designers, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Marketing Managers will find tools, inspiration and ideas to rejuvenate their thinking, inspire their team and improve their craft.In this newly revised Second Edition, the authors have added six new essays that look at how UX research methods have changed in the last few years, why remote methods should not be the only tools you use, what to do about difficult test participants, how to improve your survey questions, how to identify user goals when you can’t directly observe users and how understanding your own epistemological bias will help you become a more persuasive UX researcher.Key FeaturesProvides a dive-in-anywhere book that offers practical advice and topical examples.Includes thought triggers, exercises and scenarios to test your knowledge of UX research.Features workshop ideas to build a development team’s UX maturity.Discusses war stories from seasoned researchers to show you how UX research methods can be tailored to your own organization.

Life, Love, and Poetry is a collection of poems that I have been writing since 2000. A few have to do with my thoughts on life. Most have to do with my feelings of love. I hope you find some you can relate to.

Life, Love, and Poetry is a collection of poems that I have been writing since 2000. A few have to do with my thoughts on life. Most have to do with my feelings of love. I hope you find some you can relate to.

Top performing dotcoms share a common feature. It isn't a new software plug-in or a design gadget or any other piece of technology. These sites share a passionate focus on usability. This book is written by an international usability consultant, writer and trainer who specializes in the design and evaluation of web-based and wireless applications, e-commerce sites and interactive television. The author has worked with a number of blue-chip clients that value usability, including Hewlett-Packard, Thomas Cook, Philips, the Financial Times and Motorola. This guide is designed for software developers, project managers, business analysts and user interface designers, and does not require a background in human factors or usability. E-Commerce Usability: Tools and Techniques to Perfect the On-Line Experience presents a practical, structured, customer-centered design method that encourages innovation yet helps you make sure your final design is still easy to use.

Top performing dotcoms share a common feature. It isn't a new software plug-in or a design gadget or any other piece of technology. These sites share a passionate focus on usability. This book is written by an international usability consultant, writer and trainer who specializes in the design and evaluation of web-based and wireless applications, e-commerce sites and interactive television. The author has worked with a number of blue-chip clients that value usability, including Hewlett-Packard, Thomas Cook, Philips, the Financial Times and Motorola. This guide is designed for software developers, project managers, business analysts and user interface designers, and does not require a background in human factors or usability. E-Commerce Usability: Tools and Techniques to Perfect the On-Line Experience presents a practical, structured, customer-centered design method that encourages innovation yet helps you make sure your final design is still easy to use.