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.
Navigation
Articles on designing navigation components
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.
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.
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.
How Hamburger Menus Can Increase Your Conversion Rate
Did you know that your website navigation can affect your conversion rate? Several studies have found that minimizing navigation on signup pages increases conversion rates.
Why Users Aren’t Clicking Your Home Page Carousel
A website study found that out of 3 million home page visits only about 1% clicked a carousel slide. How could a large, graphical element on the home page get such few clicks?
Inline Modal Windows: More Content Without Losing Context
Most modal windows on the web take over your screen when they open. They pop up on the page and block you from viewing the content underneath until you close it.