Differences between Personas and Archetypes?
I am new to UX and just started using personas for validating the UX of an existing project, then I was pointed out the fact that since my ‘personas’ were created from observing existing users instead of interviewing users, they are ‘arche…
Should I use the name "Enter" or "Return" key?
I’m trying to list the what various keys do inside the documentation for my CLI program, but I’m not sure what to refer to this key as. It is commonly referred to as either Enter or Return, but which is considered better UX? I was going to…
Icon for unmasking passwords (open or closed to begin with)? [duplicate]
What is the convention for showing toggle icons to a user? This question is specific to password unmasking, but it can easily be used in "on / off" icons et al.
In our situation, we have an unmask button at the end of a password …
Why does backspace go back a page? This behavior is so frustrating!
When using a browser, like Firefox, I appreciate that I can easily navigate my tab history with Alt+← (for back) and Alt+→ (for forward.) That makes perfectly good sense to me, and I’ve used that keyboard shortcut for the longest time.
I …
Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight?
Is this a legacy thing or does a tilted cursor serves a purpose? I can tell that, the angle provides a totally vertical left edge which helps when highlighting text but what else apart from that?
EDIT: When cursor is swapped by the little…
CAPTCHA on mobile: what are the alternatives?
From a UX perspective, CAPTCHA’s are bad, bad, bad.
But let’s say we have this as a requirement. And it’s for a hybrid app (compiled app, but built upon an HTML5 platform).
I’m trying to find out:
is bot traffic from an iPhone (or And…
Why is the Windows taskbar default at the bottom?
In Windows operating systems the taskbars default position is at the bottom. Why is that so? Especially it is strange to me because all windows application have their main menu bar at the top. To me it makes more sense to have the main ope…
How to make a button look disabled
Hopefully this isn’t too specific for here. I have the following button image that I use on my site
Here’s an example with text:
This is rendered using the following CSS:
input.borderlessButton {
background: url(“../Images/butto…
Mark or don’t mark required fields if all are required?
If all fields in a form are required should they be marked somehow (eg. with an asterisk)?
I see this done a lot and find it redundant?
There could be a difference in big forms and small forms, but in big ones I would add a note at the t…
Why do washing machines have windows?
I’m curious why every front-loaded washing machine I’ve seen so far comes with a window, while other household machines, like dishwashers, don’t.
From a design or UI/UX perspective, why would one want a user to be able to see their cloth…