How do you allow users to undo actions when the application supports autosave
Many web applications adopt the ‘autosave’ design pattern for a number of different reasons. One of them is so that changes are not lost when users have completed a number of tasks or actions and forgets to save, another is w…
Flexible design for a general form facility
I’m designing a general form facility – so when a customer comes in and requires certain forms to be made, then our engineers have customizable tools to create a form for that customer. My design goal is that no matter what f…
Why are X, Y and Z axes represented by Red, Green, and Blue?
It is pretty standard that 3d axis, XYZ, is represented as red green blue, respectively. Why is this and who first proposed the colors in that configuration?
Why are X, Y and Z axes represented by Red, Green, and Blue?
It is pretty standard that 3d axis, XYZ, is represented as red green blue, respectively. Why is this and who first proposed the colors in that configuration?
Does visual design really affect UX?
I am really concerned about the effects of visual design on user experience, but as this may seem too broad, let me clarify it a little.
My statement is that, if the user can find the information he or she needs, because of thoughtful in…
Material design ajax error messages
The material design specifications define the placement and look of error messages related to invalid input on forms as shown below.
I don’t see a specification for error messages that may occur after the form is submitted…
Is it good to automatically sign up a user if he doesn’t have an account?
On some sites when you don’t have an account, you are asked: "Sign in with Gmail" or "Sign in with Facebook". When you click and your account isn’t found, it automatically signs you up using the selected social network,…
Designing For Explicit Choice
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If you’re a UX designer, you’ve probably designed a lot of forms and web (or app) pages in which the user needs to choose between options. And as a designer, you’re likely familiar with best practices for designing forms. Certainly, much has been written and discussed about this topic. So, you probably know all about how best to label and position form fields and so on for optimal usability.
But have you thought about how the design of a form affects the user’s decision-making? Have you ever considered to what extent the design itself affects the choices people make? As always in design, there are a variety of ways to design a form or web page.
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Why do so many websites do majority language redirects?
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time in the French speaking part of Switzerland. In being here I’ve noticed an awful lot of websites, including big names like paypal and google, breaking a major usability rule- try as I mi…
What is the iOS alternative to a radio button?
There is a radio button in android and WEB but what is the best alternative in iOS? And please don’t say segmented control becuase it’s not working in my case.
The case is a list of items 3-6 which have 1-3 words of text eac…