Sending a formatted email vs. sending a PDF as attachment

I am working on a site that will have a “send to email” feature for semi-personalized content (think something like a short shopping list). We already will have a print-friendly view of this content available on the site. We …
example of a good software design document

Anyone got any online examples of good software design documents. I want personas, goals, scenarios and all that good stuff.
I wish Cooper would have included a document with his books.
example of a good software design document

Anyone got any online examples of good software design documents. I want personas, goals, scenarios and all that good stuff.
I wish Cooper would have included a document with his books.
What are the most adopted use cases for QR codes? Do alternatives or variations provide better user experience?

I know that QR codes are used a lot in some cultures (e.g. China and Japan) but are there any statistics on world wide and/or country specific usage? To be honest, I’ve never seen anybody use a QR code where I live.
Backgrou…
Common screen resolution?

I’m developing a web application which is quite information heavy. This means that every pixel available in the screen for display helps a lot, to avoid the UI looking too cluttered and to display relevant data.
I was wonder…
Alternatives to checkboxes and radio buttons in web-based surveys?

I’ve been tasked with designing a simple questionnaire design with a lot of different types of questions. I’ve been taking a lot of web-based surveys myself as well as testing some with users. The biggest issue has been that …
Subtle and understandable indication of AJAX page fragment load in progress? (No gifs!)

I am working with a home-grown CMS and have recently “upgraded” the entire thing to use javascript/AJAX/XHR to handle every page load and form submit, no exceptions. So far so good.
All links load a page fragment into the “m…
Subtle and understandable indication of AJAX page fragment load in progress? (No gifs!)

I am working with a home-grown CMS and have recently “upgraded” the entire thing to use javascript/AJAX/XHR to handle every page load and form submit, no exceptions. So far so good.
All links load a page fragment into the “m…
Best UI approach to align the column titles of reports

I would like to know what the best approach is to align header columns according to their data type.
I haven’t found any Human Design Interface articles explaining this.
Should the header column follow the same alignment th…