What we do

At Optimal Usability we thrive on helping you develop the best possible product or service for both your users and your business. Our approach is user-centric – we talk to your users, observe what they do and get into their minds. We understand your users and what’s important to them.

Our services

Whether you’re at the early stages of a project or have a working system that needs review, we can help. Our services span all phases of the design process and range from a quick, two-hour user test of your website or system to full end-to-end service design. The breakdown of services may help you to decide which service is right for you.


Expert review

We can review your designs and suggest quick, inexpensive, ways to improve usability.

Personas

Put a face and name to your user research with personas, and then purposefully design for them.

User testing

We’ll show you how users actually respond to your system, services, or product and the changes that will best meet their needs.

Interaction design

We design interfaces that look great, work well, and that people love to use.

Surveys

Quickly find out who’s visiting your site, why they’re there, and what they like and dislike with User Surveys.

Visual design

Our visual designers will bring your screens to life and delight your users without compromising usability

Information architecture

We’ll design an Information Architecture that helps your users find what they’re looking for, quickly and easily.

Service design

Great service doesn’t happen by accident; we’ll design an end-to-end service that delights your customers

Analytics

Get hard evidence of what users really do on your website and use this information to inform your design decisions.

Strategy

Map where you’re headed, how to get there, and what success looks like with a clear website, experience, product, or service strategy.

Field studies

Gain insight into how people use your system in their usual environment; at work, home, or on the go.

Eye tracking

Eye tracking is an advanced technique that pinpoints exactly where users look and for how long.

Our tools

Our sister company, Optimal Workshop, has a suite of tools that help us design and test information architectures.

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