Arrangement of info on overview view vs detailed / edit view
My client’s site is essentially a collection of forms. When fully expanded, it is very dense. They have broken the info into categories (for simplicity’s sake, let’s say there’s a “personal info” section and a “contact info” section, for e…
How can I show that something is necessary, but can be done in any order?
I’m trying to model the rules of a rather complex game into a flowchart, so that newer players have an easier time understanding what to do when. The rules say that within your turn, you have to do certain things, but you can do other thin…
How to handle license reservation/billing for groups (e.g. departments) within an admin panel?
I am working on the admin panel for a SaaS product. One need that has been conveyed by our users is the ability for groups within our product to reserve licenses that they have purchased with their budget. For instance, if the Engineering …
Need help regarding filter logic
I’ve noticed two different possible behaviours for checkbox filters and I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on how one should deal with these cases as a designer.
Case 1:
SHOES > COLOR > [x]red, [x]blue, [ ]yellow.
This should…
Generic terms for currencies and cents
I am building a website which calculates the cost of owning a vehicle.
Among other fields, I need to ask the user to enter:
Cost of the vehicle
Fuel price per litre
The application should be agnostic to user’s currency. So for the fir…
Discovering the Freedoms of Freelance Design
We discuss the types of freedoms that come with freelance design, while also delving into the costs and limitations.
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What is the ideal length of a task on mobile?
I am designing an app that aims at enabling users to perform a complex task (sound editing) using a mobile device. I am trying to find information about the ideal length of a task on mobile, but it is hard for me to find recent surveys abo…
Using multi-level numbering in a form
I have a long form that I am designing with approximately 30 fields. The form is divided into 3 expand/collapsible sections. I would like to know what the community here thinks about using multi-level numbering for the form field labels. D…
Expand/Collapse button directions in tree table ie data grid versus non-table applications
I’m creating a tree table for use on our platform. We currently use chevrons for our expand/collapse buttons, and in doing a lot of research across UX forumns, I decided on the rule that the chevron should point in the direction a user can…
Alternatives to nested dropdowns?
When a user uploads a new document, they have to assign that document to a certain category and subcategory. Our current solution uses two dropdowns for this.
The problem
So currently the workflow looks like this:
User selects catego…