Do Not Seek Praise, Seek Criticism
“Do not seek praise, seek criticism.”–Paul Arden Everyone loves to be praised for his or her good work. It feels really good when someone appreciates you, your work, or your actions.
Importance of Whitespace in Design
“Whitespace is like air: it is necessary for design to breathe.” –Wojciech Zieliński Whitespace or empty space is an important entity in our life. Just look around you. Your living room is filled with different items. Within four walls, there …
Checkbox vs Toggle Switch: 7 Use-Cases of Forms Design
Forms provide several controls that make it easier to collect input from users. Using the right control at the right place is a challenge while designing forms. For example, selecting a checkbox vs toggle switch requires a careful decision. A …
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Best Design Articles: June – July 2018
A list of best design articles published during June – July, 2018 is presented below.
It may have already been “said”, but not by ME!
“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” — André Gide This quote can be well understood in terms of UX design concepts. Just tell me, how many times …
User Testing at Initial Design Stages
“Testing with one user early in the project is better than testing with 50 near the end.” — Steve Krug User testing helps immensely to improve your design decisions. Its importance cannot be neglected in the design process. The design process that …
How To Improve Advanced Search UX?
Basic search is based on a single parameter whereas Advanced search is a way to find something from large content by defining criteria using multiple parameters
Usability: A Key Part of Design Process
“Usability is not a quality that can be spread out to cover a poor design like a layer of peanut butter.” — Clayton H Lewis What is usability? Usability is the ease of use by which users can work on a product …
Top 6 challenges UX designers face when working in scrum teams
Integrating UX design within Agile is an important topic and several good articles and guides mentioning different approaches are available on internet. Many individuals and organizations are taking guidance from them.
Strive for Simplicity in UX Design
“There’s a big difference between making a simple product & making a product simple.”— Des Traynor A simple product provides a few common and simple features. A product created for a limited scope and providing a set of functionality within …
A User Interface is Like a Joke – Make i Understandable
“A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good”. — Martin Leblanc When someone tells you a joke, they are expecting a laugh in response. And it feels odd if you don’t understand the joke …
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Best UX/Design Writers on Medium Who Always Inspire Me
My connection to Medium as a writer is not much older. Though I always liked to research UX articles and read them, but I started writing on Medium from last few months. No doubt, I found Medium the best platform for both …
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Design for Humans and Not for Computers
“When I design, I work very hard to make the interface experience feel like there’s a human on the other end, not a computer. “— Aarron Walter A design should be created to fulfill its users’ needs. The first step of …
Best of UX Design Articles: April — May 2018
During the months of April and May, some of my Design posts are getting very positive responses from readers. I want to share titbits from a few of them in this article so that you can access all your favorite …
Consistency – A Key Design Principle
“Consistency is one of the most powerful usability principles: when things always behave the same, users don’t have to worry about what will happen.”— Jakob Nielsen Consistency is the key principle of UX design. A usable and user-friendly design always provides …
11 Tips to Write Great Error Messages
Mistakes are unavoidable in our lives. When users are working on a product, they may likely be stuck somewhere in response to their actions. Such kind of situations can be frustrating for users if not handled appropriately within the product. …
Diversity of People Equals Diversity of Ideas
“None of us is as smart as all of us. Keeping your ideas to yourself is detrimental. Diversity of people equals diversity of ideas.” — Denise Jacobs Sometimes people feel reluctant to share their ideas with others as they are afraid of …
A Prototype Is Worth 1000 Meetings
“If a picture is worth 1000 words, a prototype is worth 1000 meetings.” – Tom & David Kelley The idiom “A picture is worth a thousand words” refers to the notion that a complex idea can be conveyed with …
How To Become A Great UX Mentor?
What is UX Mentorship? Becoming a UX mentor requires a lot of effort, hard work, and experience in the field. “Mentors do not need to be working in some senior executive role, but they should be able to help the …
Make Design Decisions Along with Your Customer
“I get very uncomfortable when someone makes a design decision without customer contact.” – Dan Ritzenthaler Make your customer part of your design process. Meet them, get requirements from them, and involve them in your discussions, ideas, and decisions. This …
Respectful, Generous and Helpful Design
“If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous and helpful.”–Alan Cooper Create a respectful, generous, and helpful design for your user. A design is respectful if it respects …
7 Rules of Using Radio Buttons vs Drop-Down Menus
Discover the usability of radio buttons and drop-down menus as interchangeable input controls. Use them selectively to enhance user input ease.
A Usability Test on WhatsApp Web
WhatsApp WhatsApp is a messaging service for mobile phones and the web that allows you to send text messages, images, audio and video through the internet. WhatsApp is being used worldwide and is the most popular online messaging app.
Why Do You Need User Interface Design Guidelines?
What Are UI Design Guidelines? While working on UI design, there is a need to follow a few principles and guidelines that help you design a standard and consistent experience throughout your products. UI design guidelines define the best design …
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UX Designer As QA Tester — Enhanced Product Quality
Testing is an essential part of software development process. Testers test the software and find out bugs that help to enhance the quality of end product. As a result, your customer gets satisfied and happy when he is able to …
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What Makes You a Passionate UX Designer?
A user experience (UX) designer defines how a user feels while interacting with a product. Below is a set of skills that make you a passionate UX designer. These skills are simple to learn and adopt in your design process. Do …
All Caps on UI: Good or Bad?
Using All Caps on UI does not sound like a good practice. There are many other ways to emphasize your point when you are putting textual information in design.