Articles

Samhita Tankala

Samhita Tankala worked as a User Experience Specialist with Nielsen Norman Group. Some of her research focused on cognitive psychology and the learning sciences.

Articles and Videos

  • UX Research Job Interviews: 5 Things to Showcase

    Set yourself apart in UX research job interviews and leave a memorable impact on interviewers.

  • Cookie Permissions: 5 Common User Types

    Users’ willingness to share data and their interactions with cookie permission box options vary quite drastically, falling into these five common user types: The Denier, The Skeptic, The Tech-Savvy, The Impatient, and The Enthusiast.

  • Skeleton Screens vs. Progress Bars vs. Spinners

    Skeleton screens, progress bars, and spinners all indicate the system is loading content, but they serve different purposes and work best in different contexts.

  • Flat vs. Deep Hierarchies in Information Architecture (IA)

    Information can be structured in flat or deep hierarchies, each with their own set of benefits and drawbacks.

  • 15 User Research Methods to Know Beyond Usability Testing

    Explore 15 user research methods beyond usability testing. We describe 5 scenarios where these methods offer a broad spectrum of insights for a better understanding of users.

  • Card Sorting: Pushing Users Beyond Terminology Matches

    Labels in a card sorting study must be neutral to prevent keyword matching and encourage careful, conceptual groupings from users.

  • Cookie Permissions: 6 Design Guidelines

    Design cookie permissions that strike the balance between respecting user privacy and being user-friendly.

  • Card Sorting: Why & When

    Card sorting studies help understand how users naturally categorize information. This information can help with creating a product's information architecture (IA) that matches users' mental models.

  • Card Sorting vs. Tree Testing

    Card sort studies help shape information architectures; tree-testing studies evaluate them.

  • Design-Pattern Guidelines: Study Guide

    Unsure how to design and implement user-interface patterns? Use this collection of links to our content about specific patterns.