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Jan

12

2009

Eye tracking – not just for web sites

We’ve been using eye tracking studies to improve the usability and design of our client’s websites for a few years now – eye tracking is also used for TV and print, here’s an example of eye tracking on a TV ad for Martini posted on YouTube…

 

 

Source: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v0xG1xQTf9E&feature=related

Matt Howard, Technical Director

Jan

6

2009

F-shaped pattern for reading online

Here’s a really interesting piece of eye tracking work done by Jakob Nielsen (April 2006): F-Shaped pattern for reading online

The eye tracking study of 232 users found users often read web pages in an F shaped pattern:

  • first users read in a horizontal movement across the page
  • then they move down the page and read a second shorter horizontal movement
  • then the users scan the content’s left side in a vertical movement.

 

These eye tracking heatmaps clearly show the F shaped pattern.

Eyetracking of F shaped pattern of users reading

Source: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html

Matt Howard, Technical Director