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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-5 Tage1-2 Tage45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
5-20Nutzertraffic10-302-8
Formatdifferent
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Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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