Why Vuild?
All that glitters is not gold. UIX is not graphic design.
Avoid the pitch & focus.
Ask these questions first.
There’s a lot to it, so ask a lot.
Hosting
- Where are you hosted?
- Which CDN are you using?
Delivery
- How fast will your site be delivered?
- Will you get all assets?
Maintenance
- How hard is it to maintain your site?
Entropy
- How fast does your site degrade?
- Does it require constant maintenance?
Security
- Can your customer data be exposed?
- Is your site hardened?
Upsells
- Are you a target of ‘extras’?
Privacy
- Are you spying on your biggest fans?
- Are you spying on your best customers?
- Are you sending their data around the world?
Accessibility
- Does it work with Voiceover?
- Does it work with most screenreader?
- What percentage of screen readers?
Legal
- Does it comply with the laws of the country it is established in?
- Does it comply with international regulations (if appropriate)?
Usability
- Is it easy to use?
- Are there dark patterns?
Site Performance
- How fast does the site load on an unprimed cache?
- How many HTTP requests does it make?
Piggybacking
- Is the agency using your name or brand to promote themselves?
- Are they back-linking to themselves?
Bloat
- Are they building features you don’t need?
- Are they just throwing 3rd party code in?
- Are they auditing or optimizing?
Weakness
- Where are they weak?
- Where are they strong?
- Are they authentic?
Scalability
- Will it scale?
- Can they scale?
- Have you seen examples?
IP
- Who owns your IP?
- Do you have the source files?
- Do you have a system?
Readability
- Is it easy to read?
- For everyone?
- For machines?
Typography
- Whose fonts are you using?
- Are they fast?
- Are they private?
Cost
- Is it value for money?
- Are you paying for extras?
- Is everything marked up?
Automation
- What is automated?
- How reliable is it?
- What is the QC like?
Eye Candy
- Is it original?
- Is it helping or hurting?
- What is the ROI like?
Animation
- Is it appropriate?
- Is it helping or hurting?
- What is the ROI like?
Appearances
- Are they showing you their best?
- Will yours be the same?
- Are they holding extra back?
Repos
- Where’s your codebase hosted?
- Who has access?
- Does it matter?