Discovering new features
I work with a web-based platform with lots of data and various tools to view the data, perform analysis. Users are often impressed by one or two features and stick with them. The platform adds new features regularly; too many…
How To Display Too Much Data
We’re building a web-based platform where the main dashboard shows a table of data for users to view and analyze. As we’re growing this tool, we seem to be adding more and more columns and are running out of horizontal space …
Is Google Instant good or bad UX? [closed]
For power users, it clearly saves time in some circumstances. It also jumps around alot and does things that are very different than before. One person said it is like a guy who finishes your sentences, “More annoying than …
Pros/Cons of PSD mockups vs. HTML mockups
I’ve read some articles (this one and this one) recently that are opening my eyes to HTML mockups as opposed to the usual PSD mockups.
In the article they cite certain pros:
Changes are a lot faster (including changes to c…
iPhone/iPad: Do people use landscape mode?
I noticed that I nearly never use landscape mode except when I have to (apps with fixed orientation) or when watching videos. But of course I don’t want to consult customers based on my own behavior. So does anybody know if t…
iPhone/iPad: Do people use landscape mode?
I noticed that I nearly never use landscape mode except when I have to (apps with fixed orientation) or when watching videos. But of course I don’t want to consult customers based on my own behavior. So does anybody know if t…
Best practices for online help
we’re currently developing a fairly complex web portal. To improve the user experience, we want to provide a context-sensitive online help system that can aid the user in understanding certain aspects of the site.
In our case…
Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change?
I have a quick question about buttons that toggle between two states. (Think Play/Pause, or Shuffle/Regular Play.) As the title says, should the toggle show it’s current state or the state to which it will transition?
I think people are u…
To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the buttons does, but what if you w…
To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the buttons does, but what if you w…