Welcome to the UX Rundown. In this series, we share quick, actionable UX breakdowns of real apps and websites – spot what works, what doesn’t, and learn how to apply it to your own designs.
Learn how to design better user interfaces and improve UX navigation in content-heavy dashboards and complex websites.
In this episode of the UX Rundown, we break down real examples from Aetna's healthcare platform and a banking interface to show you how to prioritize essential features and create intuitive navigation that users actually understand.
What you'll learn in this UX tutorial:
How to analyze and improve dashboard navigation.
User experience research techniques using first click testing.
User interface design principles for content-heavy applications.
How to validate your UX decisions with real user testing data.
We'll examine why Aetna's healthcare dashboard succeeds where others fail, test a banking interface redesign, and show you step-by-step UX research methods you can use to improve your own designs. Perfect for UX designers, product managers, and anyone creating user interfaces with multiple features.
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction: When content-heavy design works
0:52 - Aetna's healthcare dashboard breakdown
1:47 - The power of quick actions (Amazon, Gmail, Spotify examples)
2:39 - Banking dashboard case study
3:24 - Testing the original design with first click testing
4:16 - Redesigning the banking app
4:36 - Testing results: 90% success rate and faster clicks
5:05 - Key takeaways for content-heavy interfaces


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