How Color Contrast Affects Tab Navigation
Most are familiar with tabs found in files and folders. But tabs are also a metaphorical way for users to navigate through content. A tab navigation should function and behaves like real tabs.
Posts written by Admin
This author has written 462 articles
Why Your Form Buttons Should Never Say ‘Submit’
When you see a 'Submit' button on a form, what comes to your mind? One could reason that clicking the button submits the user's information into the system for processing.
Why You Should Never Pair Green and Red on the Web
Everyone would agree that green and red are colors that pair well together on Christmas. But on the web, pairing these colors together can present problems for your users.
Infinite Scrolling Best Practices
Infinite scrolling is a user interface trend popping up on many websites. It allows users to scroll without having to click the pagination and wait for a new page.
5 Ways to Customize Content Layout and View
How many ways can users view your content? Chances are there's more than one. Right now, you're only displaying your content one way.
The Web Design Process Every Designer Should Follow
Imagine the difficulty of getting to a destination without a clear direction. It's not enough to know where you want to go. You also have to know the process that'll get you there.
Wireframe Effectively on the New, Improved 970 Grid System
A popular approach to designing page layouts is to use a grid system. Designers use them on wireframes to create a consistent and balanced page layout.
Accordion Pagination: A Faster Way to Paginate
When you put too much content on your pages, users can easily get overwhelmed. To avoid this, most sites use a numerical pagination to divide content across different pages.
Whitespace vs. Vertical Bars for Separating Links
Many websites have a common habit of using vertical bars in their link navigations. The purpose of using vertical bars is to visually separate each navigation link.
Why Left Search Buttons Perform Faster Than Right Ones
Every website today places their search field before their search button. It's done this way because the user enters a search word first before clicking the button.
8 Things to Know About the Company Culture at Apple
It's no secret that Apple is one of the most successful companies in the world today. But it wasn't always this way for them.
The $12 Million Optional Form Field
Expedia learned a valuable lesson about optional form fields. And it only took them $12 million to do it. However, you can learn it right here for free. The lesson is twofold.
What Every Home Page Needs for User Engagement
After weeks of hard work, you've finally finished your website. Now you're ready to drive users to it to and convert them into sign ups or sales.
Applying the Golden Ratio to Layouts and Rectangles
1.618 is a number all serious designers should know. It's known as the golden ratio found throughout nature, art and architecture. Seashells, the Mona Lisa and the Parthenon all show the golden ratio.
7 Design Strategies for a Successful Pricing Table
One of the most important pages for a web app business is the pricing plan page. If users can't see the value they'll get by signing up, they won't even think about giving you their money.