Don’t Throw Out Your Old Monitor
OK short version of this post – I can see the babble pushed that way too far.
If you’re going to upgrade your computer or monitor then don’t throw them out. They’re great for user testing and you can see what a lot of others out there in your target market will see – notice should be given to font and colour.
The users of your product are very unlikely to have calibrated monitors or the highest quality equipment. Also you will get a lot out of looking at your work on 56K dial-up (you might purchase a cheap access card).
Its very easy to sit back as a designer and view the perfect creation on your own gear and believe that the job is done. Our job is actually to understand the differences between different users and how they might interact with our product.
Anyway just a tip if you’re upgrading like me – maybe offer someone pizza to come in off the street and test out the new website / application. Yep on your old new testbox!
