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pervasive usability
a principle of design that advocates the application of usability methods in every stage of the design process. Some of the primary stages of design, and some example usability techniques, are:
- requirements gathering: field studies, interviews, focus groups
- requirements analysis: task analysis, cognitive modeling
- design generation: mockups, information architecture, prototyping, brainstorming
- design evaluation: user testing, usability inspection, walkthroughs
- production: style guides, user interface toolkits, iterative design
- validation: field testing, alpha/beta testing, competitive user testing, stress testing
