Do you use "scenarios" and "use cases" as one or separate?
There are a lot of discussions and information on the difference between scenarios and use cases, but I want to know how do they – or don’t they – work together?
At a high level, the main difference between a scenario and a …
Is implementing dark patterns unethical?
A recent question and discussion got me thinking – some UX practices are considered “dark patterns”, and they’re held up as bad UX from the user’s perspective, though they can actually be good for the person implementing the …
What are the most common UX pitfalls in mobile app design?
This is a very open ended question, and the usefulness of the answers will vary for every individual. Nevertheless, on a base level, I feel some of the most common pitfalls are:
1. Trying to adopt/scale-down web and desktop designs: In an effort to preserve “branding” and minimize expenses, I often find app designers trying to maintain the appearance of their app on the web or desktop. Not only does this present an unfamiliar UX for the user, but it serves to do more harm than good for the “brand”.
2. Applying cross-platform design language: There’s nothing more annoying to the user than finding an Android app designed to be an exact duplicate of its iOS counterpart (I’m looking at you, Instagram). I imagine every platform user must feel the same way when they see a non-native appearing app. Avoid this at all costs. As Hilton Lipschitz has mentioned, pay attention to the specific interface guidelines of each platform and stay true to them as much as possible.
3. Slowing down the user with fluff: Mobile users generally multitask while using apps and would like the app to solve its purpose as quickly and efficiently as possible. Splashscreens and animations which take too long to complete (Like the Starbucks Android App) are one of the biggest pain points in using a mobile app and will have the user searching for a faster alternative.
4. Not providing feedback to user’s actions: “Did I tap that button?”, “Has the download started?”. Prevent your user from wondering about the consequences of his/her actions. Provide appropriate audio/visual/haptic feedbacks for actions and the resulting mechanisms in the app.
Would it be better to show a calendar picker by default instead of an input field with pop-up date picker?
On a travel site which is for Desktop, iPhone, iPad too, would it be better for UX and Accessibility to show the calendar itself on page by default
Like this
Or the most popular way, a input box with calendar link which…
Is there a problem with using black text on white backgrounds?
Why do a lot of websites use a text color other than #000000 black when the background is white?
For instance, this text will be displayed using a dark grey:
.post-text {
color: #333;
}
Have some studies been made on t…
Is there a problem with using black text on white backgrounds?
Why do a lot of websites use a text color other than #000000 black when the background is white?
For instance, this text will be displayed using a dark grey:
.post-text {
color: #333;
}
Have some studies been made on that topic?
…
Is adding "Flag as inappropriate" button necessary for site with expiring content?
I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but we have an interesting situation going on.
We are making a web service that allows users to share files, however, they do not have to sign up and the files are only kept for 2 weeks, i.e…
Is using a comma as a number separator a cultural thing?
In the US, it’s very common to add a comma for numbers of more than 3 digits (ex: 1,000 for one thousand ; 1,000,000 for one million ; etc.).
In France though, we don’t use this at all and commas are used for decimal numbers…
Is using a comma as a number separator a cultural thing?
In the US, it’s very common to add a comma for numbers of more than 3 digits (ex: 1,000 for one thousand ; 1,000,000 for one million ; etc.).
In France though, we don’t use this at all and commas are used for decimal numbers…
Editing an array of numbers which length is variable
For the needs of a line drawing program, I need to edit an array of integers. The only constraint on the array is its length, which has to be even, and greater or equal to two. The solution I have for now looks like this:
Th…