Articles

Megan Brown

Megan Brown is an Experience Specialist with Nielsen Norman Group, focusing on design. She enjoys designing intuitive experiences that help users navigate complex systems.

Articles and Videos

  • Status Trackers: 6 Guidelines for Discoverability and Clarity

    Use these 6 guidelines to create status trackers that are easier for your users to find, access, and understand.

  • Validate Your Visual Design: 6 Methods

    Test your site’s visual design using these 6 methods: 5-second test, first-click test, preference testing, visual design questions after usability testing, eyetracking, and A/B testing.

  • Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts

    AI prototyping tools follow general directions but lack the judgment and nuance of an experienced designer.

  • AI-Assisted Prototyping: Promise and Pitfalls

    AI tools turn static designs into working prototypes fast, but speed can mask flaws. Use them to explore, not as a final product.

  • Experience Maps vs. Journey Maps

    Journey maps focus on specific personas interacting with a product or service, while experience maps highlight broader human behaviors not tied to a specific company.

  • Wireflows 101

    Wireflows combine wireframes with flowcharts to help document user interactions. They can aid in team collaboration, developer handoff, and help ensure clear communication for complex interactions.

  • AI Design Tools Are Marginally Better: Status Update

    Despite improvements in narrow-scope AI design tools, most design-specific AI cannot replicate human designers’ output quality.

  • 7 Portfolio Mistakes That Could Hurt Your UX Job Search

    Want to improve your student UX design portfolio? Avoid these 7 mistakes to make a stronger impression on recruiters.

  • Glassmorphism: Definition and Best Practices

    Glassmorphism is a UI design trend that features translucent interface components to create depth.

  • Interactive UX Maps 101

    Interactive UX Maps are high-fidelity maps used as a way to engage stakeholders with real user data in relationship to specific findings.