Is there evidence to suggest that designing tabs within tabs creates a bad user experience?
I’m designing a complex web application and my colleague believes that using a tab panel is a bad idea. I’m more ambivalent.
Can anyone point to any evidence (anecdotal or research-based) that could help to clarify whether I…
Do you consider the "960 Grid System" one of the "Holy Grails" of User Experience layouts? [closed]
Is there a “Holy Grail” of layout?
I recently redesigned a website for a client (University of Connecticut Coop), where I happened upon a link in their old code to this article:
“http://www.alistapart.com/articles/holygrail…
What are good rules for naming menu items? [closed]
I’m establishing some style guidance for naming items which are accessed from my application’s menu bar.
What are the commonly accepted rules for naming menu items?
When should the names of the menu items begin with verbs? Adjectives? Nouns?
When should an ellipsis be required? (e.g, “Tools > Options…”)
What are good rules for naming menu items? [closed]
I’m establishing some style guidance for naming items which are accessed from my application’s menu bar.
What are the commonly accepted rules for naming menu items?
When should the names of the menu items begin with verbs? Adjectives? Nouns?
When should an ellipsis be required? (e.g, “Tools > Options…”)
Best practice for Navigation usability? [closed]
I’m currently working on a social network type system, and was wondering about the best practice for navigation. Would it be better to use Icons or Text? I was thinking a mixture, icons for some things, and text for others. O…
Best practice for Navigation usability? [closed]
I’m currently working on a social network type system, and was wondering about the best practice for navigation. Would it be better to use Icons or Text? I was thinking a mixture, icons for some things, and text for others. O…
Should checkbox labels be to the right or the left?
I’ve got some checkboxes with text values of varying lengths (from say 5 characters up to about 60) – which is the preferred layout? Value to the left and checkbox to the right, or vice versa?
Should "toggle buttons" show what they do or the system status? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change?
I find inconsistency in “toggle buttons” (I just invented the name now. See screenshot to know what I mean). I…
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/…