What is the best way to display large images?
Currently, my site creates a small thumbnail for each image. If the user clicks on a thumbnail, they are shown the full version of the image in a new tab.
Some pages can contain multiple images that are 100KB – 200KB in size. Because of th…
Is a single or bi-positional indicator better for a binary state?
I have a set of entities (notes) whose content can be either visible or hidden, independently for each note.
There are two possible states for that property and I was wondering whether it is generally better to use
a toggle switch that…
Should hourly email notification accumulate all the notification from past hours?
I am designing an email notification setting for an ERP.
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User selected the ‘Hourly’ option for email notification.
In the first hour away from the system, the user gets 3 new notifications and this update is ema…
Dropdown menu or Select vs Dropdown menu with radios inside
Im wondering if anyone has any research or experience on how dropdown menus or selects perform compared to dropdown menus with radios controls inside.
I’m considering using them for a filter bar as I already use checkboxes inside dropdown …
Why ‘Grumpy Designer’ Is the Only Title I Want
Let’s stop chasing a particular title or letting ourselves be defined by one. Instead, focus on tangible results.
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Should the drop down of a combo box in a form be above or below a sticky bar?
I’m designing an online form that includes selection of options from combo boxes. The submit button is on a sticky bar at the bottom of the screen.
My question is: should the drop down of a combo box in a form be above or below the sticky …
Scenarios Where the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor Replaces Custom Code
A look at some of the scenarios where WordPress Gutenberg blocks can replace custom coding and speed up the development process.
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How many prototypes for user testing?
I was wondering what is the best approach to structuring my prototype? Is it better to have one individual prototype for each scenario/task you are asking the user to complete in testing, so for each task, I give them the prototype that al…
Asking test participants to "Imagine you’re from X location"
I’m user-testing a webpage for a client. The client is a college, and the type of page they want to test is location-specific because it’s one of a group of pages that focus on each of their campuses individually. The user testing recruitm…
What’s a better way to show number of staff at a location on a bar graph?
I’m designing a dashboard that captures temperature at multiple locations (L1-L5). At the same time, I want to show the amount of staff that have been in these locations. Right now I’ve indicated them in the blue circles. Is there a better…