On macOS, why does closing windows not quit the app?
I’m on macOS and I’m trying to understand the usability decisions behind the close action on some application windows. I have just started terminal:
Nothing to see here of relevance: terminal has been opened, and it’s clear in the botto…
Build Better Requirements Documentation: Why, Who, and How
Great products are built from great plans. They require research, a comprehensive strategy, and roadmap. Defined and documented requirements are a key part of the process for the development of a new or complex system. To ensure the product meets users’ needs, it needs to be understood, captured, and agreed upon. Knowing what is required and communicating it in a clear way is a critical part of any new project.
How to help Quality Assurance team to validate designs against development environment in an Agile project?
I wanted to know how you deal with similar situations. We are working using agile methodology so we design piece by piece of the designs. But it happened a lot that when later QA wants to check if what it is developed with our designs of c…
Is there a use case for overriding/overpainting the OS-provided system menu?
An app developed by another team here at Acme Software overrides – in fact, erases – the operating system-provided system menu (it also custom paints the minimize, maximize, and close button, but that’s another issue). My opinion is that …
8 WordPress Plugins for Translating Your WordPress Website
If you need to translate or offer your WordPress content in multiple languages, we have the best free plugins that will do it for you.
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Schedule on Mobile. To drill down or not to drill down?
One aspect of the app I am working on is an employee schedule. The main functionalities are to include an employee’s schedule for the current day and the next 7 upcoming days.
The information to be seen is:
The job time
Job name
Job des…
Guidelines to Designing Apps for Mental Health
The Mad*Pow team created a set of guidelines, validated by healthcare providers, for UX designers building apps in the mental health space. By following the HEALTH guidelines, designers can do more good for patients and providers in the mental health space.
How To Make A Dashboard That Doesn’t Suck
The dashboard is the face of the application, so it must have curb appeal. But there’s a problem when you prioritize curb appeal above all else: Your dashboard will likely be utterly useless. It will be a work of art to hang from a wall, but it won’t be a dashboard.
How To Make A Dashboard That Doesn’t Suck
The dashboard is the face of the application, so it must have curb appeal. But there’s a problem when you prioritize curb appeal above all else: Your dashboard will likely be utterly useless. It will be a work of art to hang from a wall, but it won’t be a dashboard.
Examples and suggested principles of designing dissipating usage tracking experiences?
I was wondering if anyone could assist, I’m not sure what the correct terminology for this is, and therefore struggling to find any research on it.
I’m designing an experience where users have a certain amount of ‘uses’ of a product, but …