We think it’s important that young people have the opportunity to not only play games, use iPhone apps and Facebook, but that they know how to make things using computers too.… Read more
Posts Categorized: User Testing
BBC Podcast Homepage gets facelift
We’ve been working with the BBC on the redesign of the Podcast Directory Homepage, to bring it in line with other, related BBC products.
The new desktop homepage, which launched yesterday, allows the BBC’s editorial team to showcase selected podcasts thematically.… Read more
Animated film for British Thyroid Foundation now available
Yesterday, the animated film we made for the British Thyroid Foundation, was launched at the 40th Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes in Leeds. The film, which has been created just for kids, aims to support those who have recently been diagnosed with the most common thyroid disorders – hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.… Read more
Numiko and British Thyroid Foundation to produce children’s animation
Thyroid problems are experienced by one in twenty people in the UK, which means they affect about the same number of people as diabetes. The language used in online explanations can be complicated and is often rather medical-sounding.… Read more
Numiko win work for two Good Causes
We’ve just won two exciting projects for good causes, The National Lottery Promotions Unit and Time to Change.
The NLPU has chosen us from a national tender process to create a new Lottery Good Causes website – the site will be totally redesigned and it will help users find out more about how Lottery funding works, where it goes, who has benefited from it and how to apply.… Read more
UX notes: can the real experts please stand up?
During the UX Lunch panel discussion at LDF someone said “We’re not the experts – the users are the experts.” I’ve been rolling that around in my head for a while and I’ve decided I don’t agree.… Read more
Numiko work with leading UK law firm
We have been working with branding agency, Thompson Brand Partners to deliver the online element of a new graduate recruitment campaign for law firm, Walker Morris.… Read more
My First Project, Cornish Mining
As a fairly new member of the Numiko team, I thought I would blog my reaction to the very positive Cornish Mining site review by the NMA.… Read more
NMA give top score for Cornish Mining website
We are still beaming from the score the New Media Age gave the site we built for Cornish Mining – a bit fat 92/100 which is the highest score editor Will Cooper has ever given to a website in the NMA’s ‘Site Inspection’ feature.… Read more
Radio 4 commission Numiko for Listen Live
Numiko have been given the job of working with the BBC to develop the ‘Listen Live’ panel for the Radio 4 website.
The Radio 4 website was last upgraded in August 2010, before the launch of BBC Radio 4 Extra and UK Radioplayer. The new Listen Live panel will increase the prominence of live listening on the site, which usability testing told Radio 4 their audience didn’t find easy enough.… Read more