Children’s UX: Usability Issues in Designing for Young People
The latest research with users aged 3–12 shows children have gained substantial proficiency in using websites and apps, though many designs are still not optimized for younger users.
10 Children’s UX: Usability Issues in Designing for Young People Katie Sherwin, Jakob Nielsen Katie Sherwin and Jakob Nielsen January 13, 2019 2019-01-13 Share Email article Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Summary: New research with users aged 3–12 shows that children have gained substantial proficiency in using websites and apps since our last studies, though many designs are still not optimized for younger users. Designing for children requires distinct usability approaches, including targeting content narrowly for children of different ages. Millions of children use the internet, and mil
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