Why is automatic reopening previous windows/tabs such a common pattern?
I love being able to continue to work where i left off, but not if i explicitly told an application/os to stop or if it crashed.
Sometimes i choose to restore what i had opened before, but i am not asked most of the time.
It is difficult…
Notification Center UX
I’m working with a client on their notification center for their web app.
They have a business need to send mobile push notifications and also in-app notifications/alert messages for the same goal but with slightly different text (shorter…
Onomatopoeia accessibility
I have such a hard time making onomatopoeias accessible.
The copies of the product have words like “omg”, “mmmm”, “wow” and I would like to make them accessible for all user using a screen reader, how can I achieve it?
Two search bars, but only on the help page
I know multiple search bars is frowned upon, but what about on the help page? For example:
Like Amazon, the main purpose of our site is to search for things. My thinking is, they’re having trouble finding something, so they go to our he…
Statistics (or tools) on screen calibration & readability
Fairly straight forward question, but I could not find any answers to it. Are there any known statistics regarding screen calibration & readability?
Are there any colors to avoid where screen calibration can create readability issues…
Aligning single column layout
In his article “Designing Learn JavaScript’s course portal”, Zell Liew chose a single column layout aligned closer to the left.
He defends his choice by explaining that it improves legibility. Unfortunately, he doesn’t cite any sources to…
Table bulk action placement guidance
I have been working on adding bulk actions to our data tables. I have noticed that most of the data table I have seen display “bulk action” above the table.
I would think that users usually scan the table from top to bottom and select ro…
How do you measure Retention in the HEART metrics with B2B enterprise software?
When working with B2B enterprise software that is often sold in 5+ year contracts, how do you (or do you) effectively measure retention?
The end users are employees of a company that purchased this software and they do not have an alterna…
Looking for a visual solution to connect some boxes in a grid where direction matters
I have 9 boxes, each with 1.5cm height and width. I want to place these boxes in a grid (for the sake of simpleness, let’s put them in a 3×3 grid). The total size that my grid can hold up is around 7×7 cm.
Then, I would need to connect so…
Card with horizontal scrollable content
I wonder if placing horizontal content inside a Card (like an image list in the Reply material spp) is breaking material design guidance?