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Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe

August 27, 2012
anthony
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Have you ever had an idea for a website or application? It’s easy to come up with the idea, but the hard part is understanding how that idea will take shape in user interface form.

Thinking

Service Design: The Overlooked Part of User Experience

August 2, 2012
9 Comments

Walking through IKEA over the weekend with two young children was a healthy reminder of what contributes to an ideal customer experience: innovative product design and thoughtful service design.

Content

Colors Associated with Common Website Qualities

July 26, 2012
6 Comments

Choosing colors for your website is no easy task. With so many colors and color combinations to choose from, where does a designer begin?

Content

Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here”

June 20, 2012
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Have you ever wanted your users to click your links, but didn’t know how to get them to act? When some designers run into this problem they’re tempted to use the words "click here" on their links.

Products

Interface Libraries 3: Wireframe Like a Professional

June 17, 2012
91 Comments

No other wireframing toolkit compares to Interface Libraries. With Interface Libraries, you'll make wireframes that ooze with beauty and professionalism. Best of all, it’s not going to take you hours to do it.

Buttons

How to Make Progress Bars Feel Faster to Users

May 29, 2012
20 Comments

Making users wait too long for your app to load can make users impatient. If users get impatient, they'll abandon your site for a faster site.

Buttons

How to Use Arrow and Ellipsis Affordances

May 2, 2012
3 Comments

Text labels aren't the only thing that describe what users are clicking. The two most common affordances on menus and buttons are arrows and ellipses.

Products

Interface Styles 3: Make Mockups Faster Than Before

April 26, 2012
26 Comments

Most designers spend a ton of time and energy to make beautiful, pixel-perfect mockups of their interface. With Interface Styles, you no longer have to. Interface Styles gives you the power to add polish to your interface elements in one click.

Forms

8 Reasons Users Don’t Fill Out Sign Up Forms

April 5, 2012
61 Comments

Signing up for a website is a big commitment to most people. Users who sign up for your site are giving you their personal information. If you misuse their personal information, you could abuse their trust.

Forms

Form Label Proximity: Right Aligned is Easier to Scan

March 20, 2012
19 Comments

Label alignment on forms is a serious issue. How you place labels next to fields can affect how users fill out your form. There are only three ways you can align labels to fields.

Thinking

How to Design a Better UX Resume

March 1, 2012
9 Comments

User experience is a growing field. More and more people are learning and practicing UX. As the demand grows, many companies are looking to hire UX designers.

Mobile

Finger-Friendly Design: Ideal Mobile Touch Target Sizes

February 21, 2012
16 Comments

In darts, the bulls-eye is harder to hit than any other part of the dartboard. This is because the bullseye is the smallest target. The same principle also applies to touch targets on mobile devices.

Forms

A “Username or Email” Field Decreases Login Lock Outs

February 9, 2012
8 Comments

Forgetting your username is like forgetting your keys and getting locked out. It’s a frustrating experience, but a flexible username field can make it easier.

Content

Making Helpful Reviews Easier to Spot with Percentages

February 2, 2012
2 Comments

Buying products online is never a sure thing. That's why most users will read the reviews of a product before they buy it. However, the amount of reviews for a product can get quite large over time.

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