When to Use a Switch or Checkbox
It isn’t easy to figure out when to use a salad fork or dinner fork just by looking at them. This difficulty is caused by the fork’s similar form and function.
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FullStory: Gain Insight From Watching Users in Action
Creating the best user experience calls for more than following best practices. You have to see what users are actually doing on your site to find out where the problems are.
How to Design a Walkthrough That Users Will Read
If an app is a product, then the walkthrough is its instruction manual. A walkthrough appears during onboarding—when new users open an app for the first time.
Why a Clock Widget Is Easier for Picking Time
Scheduling events and meetings online require user time input on a form. But selecting a time isn’t easy when users have to use a select menu.
Adobe XD: Experience Your Design
Wireframes and mockups are a staple of user experience design. These deliverables describe how a site will look and feel like before it’s developed.
Why Users Abandon Forms with Select Menus
Form abandonment is like someone agreeing to meet up with you but then canceling last minute. Users who are interested in your site have no trouble starting the form.
FullStory: Analyze Your Site from a User’s Eye View
What if you could see what your users saw when they had trouble using your site? You would be able to refine and redesign your site to better meet their needs.
When You Should Use a Breadcrumb Navigation
If you’re ever lost in a large territory, the first thing you’d want to know is where you are. Once you know that you can figure out how far you are from your destination.
Add to Cart vs. Add to Bag: Which Button Label to Use
There’s one thing all ecommerce sites have in common. You have to click a button to select the items you want to purchase.
How Letterspacing Can Make All Caps Easier to Read
All caps text is like a spice, you don’t want to overuse it. A little can go a long way when you use it on content and menu headings to contrast it from body text.
Stronger Visual Cues for Text Fields
All clickable user interface elements need visual cues. Without them, users won’t know they're clickable. Buttons and links have size, color, placement, and shape.
Why Your Gray Text Should Never Exceed 46% Brightness
The color gray comes in many different shades. You can find them on different elements across most sites. Dark gray is often used for headings and body text.
How to Communicate Visual Hierarchy on Wireframes
The use of color is one of the best ways to communicate visual hierarchy on a design. But on a wireframe, it’s one of the worst.
Why Circular Profile Pictures Accentuate Faces
What shape are your app’s profile pictures? Chances are they’re square. A square isn’t the best shape to use because it makes it hard to visually process faces.
CaptainForm: A WordPress Plugin for Building Custom Forms
Building the perfect form can take a lot of time and effort. You have to figure out what information you want to collect from your users.