Most recent blogs in the User Experience category
I love my tablet. Until I was given one a couple of years ago, I never thought I'd like tablets as much as I do now. But that's not to say there aren't a few things that annoy me - and it's not the fault of the device. Fair warning, if you're not interested in a self-indulgent venting of certain tablet design 'faux pas' then move on. Otherwise, let me enlighten you as to why it's time to put an end to these all-too-familiar scenarios.
It's been nearly 10 years since Apple launched the first touch screen smartphone in 2007. Did you know however, that the first touch screen was actually invented in 1965? That's nearly fifty years ago to the day! Yet I wonder, would anybody have believed it, if told that by the year 2015, there'd be more touch-screen enabled smart phones and tablets, than human beings on the planet? Or by 2020, it is estimated that there will be 4.3 internet connected 'things' for every person?! That's something like 33 billion devices, with a hell of a lot of touch screens.
A little known tweak to the Google search algorithm is going to have some pretty big impacts on site rankings. From tomorrow, April 21 2015, any website that is not mobile-friendly will take a dive in search results. What does this really mean, and is your site as mobile-friendly as you think? More importantly - does Google think your site is ready??
Here are some of the top 7 issues that can prevent your retail website visitors from converting to customers.
Ecommerce features to improve UX and redesigns to check out this week.
Whether we’re buying something online or signing up to an email list, forms are a part of our everyday lives. Use these 4 simple tips to help make forms user-friendly and frictionless.
There are a lot of tutorials on the web on how to use HTML, CSS and Javascript. But it’s difficult to find one that teaches you the big picture, or the steps involved in a real task. This article will address the general work flow, as well as how to approach your code, to produce an accurate recreation of a design.
Here's some creative designs to check out this week.
For such a seemingly innocent UI element, those three line icons you see in the corner of many responsive websites and apps have generated a lot of controversy.
We’ve all come across them – Extremely small, budget websites that look like they were made by your pre-pubescent cousin. These gems often include some of the most annoying design and functional elements on the internet. Here is a list of things to avoid when asking your cousin to make you a website.
Imagine developing a software without requirements. How do you start? What do you develop? What do your stakeholders expect?
Nobody can be expected to recall the events that occurred in a meeting six months prior to release of a project. We document so that everybody understands the scope of work in such sufficient detail as to produce outstanding work.
Lesson, remove the “jump into bed with me now” experience, with “buy now” button.
Google is trialling phone-only sign-in. No more remembering obscure passwords, this also should add extra layer of security.
These tips are sure winners for reducing bounce rates on your website.
When a user makes a snap decision in the moment where they either need something, want more information or want an answer right now, THAT is a micro moment.
Mega-navs: a force for good or a source of usability destruction?