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Making Helpful Reviews Easier to Spot with Percentages
Buying products online is never a sure thing. That’s why most users will read the reviews of a product before they buy it. However, the amount of reviews for a product can get quite large over time.
Read more »Why External Links Should Open in New Tabs
When most designers design websites, they don’t pay much attention to links. As long as the link works and takes users to the right page, everything is fine. However, a great user experience goes further than that.
Read more »Faceted Overload: Simplifying the Sidebar Navigation
The benefit of using a faceted sidebar navigation for your website is that you aren’t vertically constrained by space. You can list as many links in the sidebar as you need.
Read more »Productivity Papers: Work Like an Expert, Become One
Productivity Papers is a system of printable papers that help you develop productive habits and routines so that you can reach your goals more effectively.
Read more »Winners of the UserTesting Giveaway
Usability testing has never been easier with UserTesting. They were generous to offer three UX Movement readers free usability tests. These usability tests will go a long way in measuring your site performance on users.
Read more »Why Scrolling is the New Click
Which is better for users, scrolling or clicking? This is the question that designers have to think about when they’re designing page flow. Clicking offers users a menu of links that take them to a new page.
Read more »UX Movement’s Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2011
2011 was an interesting year for UX Movement. Many articles were published. But not all of them got the same amount of publicity. Since the new year is coming, I would like to spotlight the top 10 most read articles of 2011.
Read more »How to Create a Unique Selling Point for Your Home Page
Your website may get a lot of visitors, but how many of them subscribe to what you’re selling? Whether you’re asking them to sign up for a service or buy a product, every home page needs a unique selling point to succeed.
Read more »Final Designs are Always the Simplest and Most Practical
A pattern I have noticed on every project I’ve worked on is that the final design that clients use is always use is the one that’s simplest and most practical.
Read more »How Facebook’s Poor Usability Led to Missed Messages
If you use Facebook, you could be a victim of missed messages. Some of these messages could have little importance, but some could change your life.
Read more »The User Interface is the Means, Not the Ends
Designers pride themselves on the interfaces they design. It’s natural to think what one is working on is important. But sometimes designers can get so lost in the interface they forget that it’s for the user, not them.
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