DD/MM/YYYY – do people know what that means?
Just finished reading Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney’s Forms that Work and I noticed that while the publisher used a screen shot on the front cover with that date format the authors didn’t actually tackle the issue of DD/…
DD/MM/YYYY – do people know what that means?
Just finished reading Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney’s Forms that Work and I noticed that while the publisher used a screen shot on the front cover with that date format the authors didn’t actually tackle the issue of DD/…
"Your" vs "My" in user interfaces
Some user interfaces feature titles such as:
My documents
My photos
My previous orders
While others opt for:
Your documents
Your photos
Your previous orders
Are their any guidelines addressing which is more suitable t…
"Your" vs "My" in user interfaces
Some user interfaces feature titles such as:
My documents
My photos
My previous orders
While others opt for:
Your documents
Your photos
Your previous orders
Are their any guidelines addressing which is more suitable t…
When you have to fill up the rest of the page
I’ve noticed that I often run into the same problem in many projects I work on: It seems like I always end up having that extra space that I have nothing to fill up with.
It usually ends up with an additional space that I h…
Are "print" links needed on a website?
What do you think, does a website for a general audience need a “print” link or will the users know how to print the page for themselves (using the browser controls)?
Some background:
It’s not a content-heavy website, so
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Is a confirm email address field still considered a best practice?
Having an input field to confirm an email address is pretty standard. However, I would like to know if using a confirm email address field still considered a best practice.
The Email and Confirm email input controls account …
Save vs Save & Exit
We’re designing an application for creating personalized photo books through a Flash-based interface. When the application first opens, we display a dialog encouraging the user to give their project a name (if they don’t, it …
Search Vs. Filter- what is the difference
From the view of the user (not from a technical view)- What are the main differences between searching and filtering data, in order to get specific results?
i.e.- in both cases the user is looking for specific data so why sh…
Are ‘share this’ buttons really effective?
On a lot of websites (especially blogs), we find ‘share it’ buttons like this –> .
Personally, I never used one. If I want to share something online, I copy the link and manually share it through SNS or IM. Other people cl…