Save vs Save & Exit
We’re designing an application for creating personalized photo books through a Flash-based interface. When the application first opens, we display a dialog encouraging the user to give their project a name (if they don’t, it …
Search Vs. Filter- what is the difference
From the view of the user (not from a technical view)- What are the main differences between searching and filtering data, in order to get specific results?
i.e.- in both cases the user is looking for specific data so why sh…
Are ‘share this’ buttons really effective?
On a lot of websites (especially blogs), we find ‘share it’ buttons like this –> .
Personally, I never used one. If I want to share something online, I copy the link and manually share it through SNS or IM. Other people cl…
Are ‘share this’ buttons really effective?
On a lot of websites (especially blogs), we find ‘share it’ buttons like this –> .
Personally, I never used one. If I want to share something online, I copy the link and manually share it through SNS or IM. Other people cl…
External links: Whether & how to distinguishing them from internal links, and to open them
How do other IAs/UXD’s treat external links & what are the perceived pros/cons of different options. Specifically looking for recommendations on:
whether & how to visually distinguish external links from internal li…
What should be included in a standard web UX/usability audit and recommendation?
UXers here probably audit existing websites or pieces of software that are already established. Sometimes, we are involved in designing them from the start, but for times when we are not, we just have to audit and list recommendations for …
Should alert boxes be avoided at any cost?
Thanks to Gabriel Svennerberg and Sam K for this one – raised in a comment here.
I was fairly casual about alert boxes until a run of user tests where an alert box was put up to warn learners that if they left an online cou…
Including users with disabilities in user centered design
Many of the methodologies used in the early phases of user centered design, such as card sorting and paper prototyping, are not accessible to people with disabilities. Anybody have any advice on alternative methods that can b…
When is automated remote usability testing useful?
There seem to be a fair few services these days offering automated remote usability testing, so I’m assuming there are a fair few people using those services, which implies that they ARE useful – under the right circumstances…
What tools (ideally affordable ones) would folks recommend for creating a website wireframe? [closed]
What tools (ideally affordable ones) would folks recommend for creating a
website wireframe? What tools have you used, and did you find them better than pen and paper?