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When you have a side panel open, and the user scrolls, is it better to leave it open or to auto close the panel?
Say you have a side menu that opens from one side after clicking on an icon in a website. This menu would take more than 40% of the view-port in the horizontal direction.
If the user scrolls down, is it better to let the user click on the…
How Long Does a Usability Study Take from Start to Finish?
This question will likely have no single correct answer, but I’m looking for personal estimates on how long it takes you to complete a usability study from start to finish, including research, writing the plan, recruiting use…
Why Greek letter mu (μ) on European keyboards?
AZERTY-style keyboard layouts in France and Belgium have a dedicated key for typing the Greek small letter mu (μ). While not having a dedicated (μ) key, keyboards in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden provide a means to…
Alternative questions to the Net Promoter Score or better metrics of User Experience
There are some very detailed discussions about the validity of the NPS. But the take home message is that you can’t really improve what you can’t measure effectively, so it is still important to come up with metrics (preferably from a numb…
Why are most game controllers left handed?
Most game controllers (game pads, joysticks) use the left hand for directional control, which is also the task that requires the most dexterity. Most people are right handed, but end up using their favoured hand for button mashing.
Back i…
"New" vs. "Create"
For buttons that initiate some content creation interaction, which label is better:
“New X” or “Create X”? Are there specific uses that in which one is better than the other?
Standard headshot and thumbnail dimensions and width/height ratio
Is there a preferred size and ratio for images that represent a headshot/mugshot of a person? I have a project where we’re taking photos of people, generate thumbnails, store the thumbnails and print them on identification cards. Those c…
Get people to read FAQ before contacting support
We need people to check the FAQ before contacting support. The current solution we are using is to name the entire section of the web page FAQ, even though it also contains a form to contact support at the bottom of the secti…
Best UI for horoscope/zodiac Android app
download bmml source – Wireframes created with Balsamiq Mockups
I want to make horoscope Android applicaiton, and I’m not sure which navigation I should use.
I’m thinking about these two options:
ListView/GridView with two …