Where to Place Your Accordion Menu Icons
An accordion menu is one of the niftiest user interface controls. They allow you to display a large number of menu options while conserving space.
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Why Motor Impaired Users Need Skip Links
How well could you use a website if your hands had limited muscle control and movement? One task you’d have trouble doing is scrolling through web pages.
Ptengine: Boost Conversions with Heatmaps
Google Analytics is one of the most popular analytics tools on the web. Ptengine is just like it, except it can track user engagement through heatmaps.
The Navigation Bar Is an Affordance, Stop Removing It
What do you notice about the website above? It doesn’t have a navigation bar. The text links are floating in space and obscured by the background image.
Why Passphrases Are More User-Friendly Than Passwords
A user’s account on a website is like a house. The password is the key, and logging in is like walking through the front door.
Rindle: All Your Tools in One App
Do you use tools like Gmail, Slack, Trello, Basecamp, Github and etc. to get your work done? So many tools, so little space, so much confusion.
List vs. Grid View: When to Use Which on Mobile
Figuring out your content layout is a tricky task on mobile devices. Desktop devices give you all the screen space to work with, but you have limited screen space on mobile devices.
Why Your Links Need a Hover Effect
Links contain text, but they should never look like text. When users read a web page, they need to be able to distinguish what’s clickable.
Button States for Color Blind Users
Color communicates a lot information on interfaces. But not so much for color blind users. They often have trouble distinguishing between different colored objects.
Why the Confirm Password Field Must Die
Sign up forms are one of the trickiest web pages to design. Including and excluding certain form elements affects the conversion rate.
How to Remind Users They Changed Their Password
Doing the same action over a long period is how a habit develops. Users develop a habit when they type in their password to log in.
How to Get Personal Data from Users on Forms Easier
Getting users to complete your form when asking for personal data is a challenge. Most won't give that out because they’re afraid of spammers and hackers.
Site Flows vs. User Flows: When to Use Which
Designing the user experience of a website involves more than figuring out what goes on each page. It’s also about figuring out how those pages flow together.
WebDesignerNews.com: Curated Stories for Designers
Designers don’t just like to design, sometimes they like to read. But there are many design articles on the web that go unread because of the lack of exposure.
How Button Placement Conventions Reinforce User Habits
“It doesn’t matter where it’s placed as long as it’s there.” This is how designers who don’t understand user experience think about buttons.