Make Defaults More Effective by Harnessing These Three Factors
Understanding the psychology of how and why defaults are effective is critical to getting the most out of them. Research shows that defaults function in three ways: they eliminate the friction of having to think about difficult things, they anchor people to a certain value or option, and they can be perceived as a recommendation. However, defaults are most influential when they are personalized and when they are provided for people with less experience making a decision.
Make Defaults More Effective by Harnessing These 3 Factors
Understanding the psychology of how and why defaults are effective is critical to getting the most out of them. Research shows that defaults function in three ways: they eliminate the friction of having to think about difficult things, they anchor people to a certain value or option, and they can be perceived as a recommendation. However, defaults are most influential when they are personalized and when they are provided for people with less experience making a decision.
Studies of the impact visual design has on user engagement
My intuition is that well-designed sites are more pleasing for us to navigate, which means well-designed sites receive more user engagement.
Are there studies that test this hypothesis? A/B tests of this sort would be easy to construct–do…
Bulk Add Items on mobile device
I want to allow users to add multiple entries to a list of rather complex items. The user needs to pick
color
number
date
dropdown
dropdown
(later a optional picture)
putting this in a single page form on a mobile device is quite straigh…
Wizard/Stepper in mobile app: navigation options in final review step of wizard
I have an 8-step wizard in my app and in the penultimate step, the user has to review all of the choices made in previous steps.
The user may only proceed to the final step of the wizard if the choices are confirmed. The final step is then…
Wizard/Stepper in mobile app: "abort wizard" and "back button"
I have an 8-step wizard in my app and want the user to be able to abort the whole wizard.
My app has a title bar and usually, the top left icon is either a "burger icon" (opening the main drawer) or a "back arrow"
For m…
Clear all in a multi-select drop down
i’m designing a form that includes this multi select combo box. by default all the options in it are selected. but when filling the form the user will be required to select 1-2 options. this form would have around 30 options in it.
in orde…
8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Reflection & Refraction Effects
The simple act of light reflecting off of or refracting through a surface can produce stunning visuals. We see it every day in the physical world. It might be the…
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UX exercise/ method to determine menu entries for an application?
Are there any UX exercises to determine what menu items may be missing in an application. Also any methods to best group menu entries in an application?
UX exercise/ method to determine menu entries for an application?
Are there any UX exercises to determine what menu items may be missing in an application. Also any methods to best group menu entries in an application?