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.
How We Made Our Client’s Site Accessible by Law
It was another day at the office until we got a unique request from a new client. We were used to clients asking for us for an “engaging” website.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why Great UX Is Everybody’s Business
When you or I have a problem, it’s pretty easy for us to imagine a solution. And that solution is filtered through our experiences and responsibilities.
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.