What is ‘fake door’ testing in UX?

Validating user demand and saving time with Fake Door Testing.

Chris Kernaghan
UX Collective
Published in
7 min readMay 12, 2023

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An image of a green door, surrounded in foilage
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I used to work with a startup that was ‘all in’ on UX design. From the top down, in an admittedly small company, they were invested professionally and financially in connecting with users. They specialized in educational technology, so many students were often willing to participate in user testing…

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