responsive website min-width?
In my experience most responsive websites don’t have min-widths so when resized to a tiny size (say a 100px window) the content screws itself up and becomes illegible.
example: http://alistapart.com/article/responsive-web-design
I love t…
Should numbers be written in numerals or words?
When writing numbers, should we use numerals (“5,000”) or words (“five thousand”)? I’m particularly interested in how easy each is to read and interpret, and whether it’s an important consideration for dyslexic users.
Intuitive colour pickers for non-expert users?
Does anyone have examples of favourite colour pickers (as UI elements, not dedicated color-picking apps or sites) for common, ‘everyday’ colours – not for RGB or HSL values?
I find traditional colour wheels really unintuitiv…
How to gauge whether customers would use an advanced feature
I am working on a new design for bank reconciliation in a piece of accounting software. We have identified our users’ existing workflows and problems with our current design from an earlier round of customer interviews.
A co…
How to gauge whether customers would use an advanced feature
I am working on a new design for bank reconciliation in a piece of accounting software. We have identified our users’ existing workflows and problems with our current design from an earlier round of customer interviews.
A co…
How important is it to eliminate clicks?
Does anyone know of research that shows users rate applications as more responsive or easier to use when paths within the application require fewer clicks? Is it more important to eliminate unnecessary clicks than to create an application …
"Expiry date" or "Expiration date" label
What is the best form label to use for the credit card expiry date (during a checkout process on an eCommerce website)?
I’ve done some research and noticed that some sites use ‘Expiration date’ and others use ‘Expiry date’.
Which is bet…
Shouldn’t UX be Lean and Agile inherently?
People describe different types of UX such as Agile UX and Lean UX. Looking at the Agile manifesto and Lean methodology, it would seem to me that a successful implementation of UX processes would require a flexible and effici…
Shouldn’t UX be Lean and Agile inherently?
People describe different types of UX such as Agile UX and Lean UX. Looking at the Agile manifesto and Lean methodology, it would seem to me that a successful implementation of UX processes would require a flexible and effici…
Is pop up always bad?
I am involved in a redesign project (web app) where existing system throws quite frequent, random pop ups. These pop ups are used to gather information and also to display information and confirmation. Considering just to ent…