Usability Testing Case Study

Evaluating and Enhancing the Usability and Effectiveness of the Pratt Libraries’ Zines Research Guide

Spring 2025

Written by:

Krishna Kishore Lal

Project Summary

Zines are a very visual medium, as is the experience of browsing them in-person. Pratt Libraries recently created a Zines Research Guide on their website that is built to replicate the visual experience of browsing zines in the digital space. Through a 6-week project, we conducted moderated usability studies with users, attempting to garner feedback on the Zines Research Guide and understand where and how it can be improved. Following this we made design recommendations on improving the site.