Show info or put it into the detail?

Aug 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #user-behavior #usability

Carousel with Down Arrow: Does it have a purpose? What's it called?

May 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #carousel #sliders

When to use grab vs move cursor?

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #drag-n-drop #cursor #icons #css

What is the significance of the three dots ... on menus and buttons and how to use them right?

Aug 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #human-interface-guideline #design-patterns #guidelines #gui-design #menu

Why does the iPhone calling screen have letters under the numbers?

Aug 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #iphone

What rules does Google use to make a button gray, blue, or red on their sites?

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅

Why is the Record icon always round and usually red?

Jun 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-perception #usability #controls #physical #buttons

To use or not to use Zebra Stripes, or Alternating Row Colors for Tables

Feb 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #research #tables

Can I change the bottom navigation bar in an iOS app?

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #navigation #usability #iphone #ios

How to distinguish between a tab widget and a table using Material Design?

May 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #material-design #graphics #icons

Hover state for Step-based navigation

Sep 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #hyperlinks #usability #buttons #wizard #click

Tell people to not use their PIN as name?

Jun 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #profile #forms

In a grouped list - moving items nicely from one group to another

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #grouped-list #usability

Apply Cancel buttons position

Sep 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability #ios

Keyboard shortcuts and navigation in complex widget

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #keyboard-shortcuts #interaction-design #conventions #gui-design #usability

Examples/Opinions on using (Facebook-style) placeholder/dummy content during wait/spinner processes?

Oct 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #response-time #placeholder #loading #content #spinner

OAuth Login for Enterprise

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #enterprise #usability

User Experience for Image crop/resize/position

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interface #usability

Split button pattern - evidence on usability?

Sep 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #usability #buttons

Toilet paper orientation

Nov 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #usability #physical

Web-Based SQL Query Builder

Sep 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #usability #filtering #web-app #input

Why do some cars have the fuel door on the passenger's side?

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #physical #design #cars

How to create a good filtering and sorting system when there are 30+ options to choose from

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #filtering #menu

Highlighting a number in a cluttered space

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability

Tabbed Pane : Multi-row style. To jump or not?

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #tabs

How to Address Unclickable Tags That Look like Buttons?

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #buttons #tags

Naming Confusion

Mar 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #terminology #usability #tabs

What's the reason some places use milk bags instead of milk jugs or other means?

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #product-design

Should I use a fixed navigation in a one-page site to improve usability?

Jul 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability

Inventory system with multiple quantity values

Oct 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interface #usability #web-app #tables

Are mathematical symbols easier to understand than text?

May 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #symbols #dialog #forms #math

What's the best location for a Continue button on multi stage Mobile App?

Oct 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #usability #buttons #layout

When to use the Back button vs. Cancel/Done on iPhone

Aug 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #buttons #cancel #iphone

When to display a link as a previously visited link?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #hyperlinks #navigation #usability #color

Why is Facebook using two Form styles in their homepage?

Dec 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #landing-page #consistency #forms

Are hover menus in headers easy to use?

Aug 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #navigation #hover #menu

Icon/Symbol to Represent Done?

Oct 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #semiotics #symbols #icons

Search based on multiple fields - usability

May 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #search #forms

Advertisement and breadcrumb placement on listing page

May 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #advertisement #breadcrumbs #usability #placement

Is there a reason to use this icon with a confirmation message?

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #confirmation #copywriting #feedback #icons

Using two different fonts on a mobile application

Aug 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #typography #android #mobile #font #app

Clear input button within a search box - why nobody but Apple uses it?

Apr 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #search

Should I use Drop downs instead of radio buttons?

Jun 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #radio-buttons #buttons #lists

Best way to show a form field group with multiple values?

Jun 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #lists #forms

How can I allow users to easily pair items from long lists?

Sep 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability #lists

Carousel: next and previous buttons

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #carousel

Where to place icons in a checklist? Before or after?

Jun 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #usability #lists

Rating Slider: Design choice for the un-selected state

Nov 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability

What is better way to display reports on homepage?

Dec 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #usability

How to improve the usability for dynamically populated drop downs?

Nov 2010 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #drop-down-list #dropdown

What kind of UI metaphors can I use for this game-like community map interface?

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #info-visualisation #map-ui

How do you make it very obvious that the user should click on a text input that has an onclick event?

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #usability #html

Can we use ghost button as drop down button?

Mar 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #buttons #close

Best approach to show and insert nested data

May 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms

How can I display this bunch of date filters in an intuitive way?

Jul 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #usability #forms

TreeTable as a flexible condition/filter editor

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #hierarchy #controls #editor

Data listed horizontally or vertically?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #web-app #layout #lists #data

Will using X for both close and remove cause confusion

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #best-practice #gui-design #taxonomy #icons

Mail icon, is the envelope icon dead?

Feb 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #conventions #usability #email #icons

Should I use a captcha in my sign up form?

Jun 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #signup-signon #captcha #forms

Add bug screen, design / layout suggestion

Sep 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #web-app #design

Visualizing long list of data

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #lists

paradigm for displaying previously entered data on a form?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms

Mobile global/sub navigation for a long scrolling page?

Aug 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #navigation #usability #mobile

How to prevent accidental button press?

Jul 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #touch-screen #confirmation #usability #feedback #buttons

Add-to-cart action for two separate upsell items in the checkout flow

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #user-behavior #usability #checkout #controls

Battery - what percentage range to use for each color?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #progress-bar #perception #color #icons

Best way to show long list of detailed information for summarized items in a table?

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #master-details #gui-design #usability #tables #lists

GUI Design advice on Add/Remove/Edit form

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability #forms

Clarity vs Ease of Use?

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #ease-of-use #usability

Should you use both the accelerometer and the touchscreen in a phone/tablet based game?

May 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #controls #android #iphone #games

Why don’t we remove door handles and let doors open both ways (inwards, outwards)?

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #ergonomics #usability

3-level tab design alternatives

Sep 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms

Why do many/most (Android) phones have the power button opposite the volume buttons?

Jan 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #smartphone #usability #buttons #android #mobile

Is it OK to use multiple indications which depicts the same thing?

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅

My practical Inner scroll conundrum

Jan 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #scrolling

When using a grid for a web app, does a sidebar /side tray fall within the grid or outside of it?

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #fluid-layout #sidebar #layout #grid

In a Q&A feature is it best to allow users to select the Best Answer or...?

Dec 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability-testing #website-design #usability #interface

What would be the best way of combining these two UIs?

Jan 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #user-behavior #usability #forms

Stakeholder argument: Too much white space

Jan 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #user-behavior #gui-design #usability #search

Should I use radio buttons or check boxes (or something else) for email address?

Jan 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #radio-buttons #checkboxes #affordance #controls

Pattern For Secondary JIT Features

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #features

Should tabbing focus on datagridview

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #gui-design #usability #winforms

Help with chat feature

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #user-expectation #navigation #usability #chat

Is the apple slider button using the correct affordance?

Jun 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #buttons #iphone #apple

When searching for a course online, which start-date term has more meaning? Now or Continuous?

Mar 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #faceted-search #usability #wording

Does the disappearing floating menu bar in use by Facebook and others have a name?

Jun 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #terminology #names

Which is easier to use: List of people sorted by FirstName, LastName or LastName, FirstName?

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #localization #usability #lists #names

add and remove tags on a list

May 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #tags

Is it problematic to have dropdown selector options expand above the field instead of below?

Aug 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #microinteractions #drop-down-list #usability #forms

Why are USB ports in laptops so close to each other?

May 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #usability #physical

Editable Field Icon Placement?

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #affordance #usability #icons

How useful is this coffee cup hot contents warning?

Dec 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #readability #usability #warnings #physical

Alternative to a columns of checkboxes in a table

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #categorization #checkboxes #usability

Use of Emojis in Email Subject Lines

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #templates #features #emotion #email

Best usability: visual presets or simple action?

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #gui-design #usability #dropdown #web-app

Single or multiple drop zones for file uploads?

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #usability

Better method of displaying recipes

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #website-design #usability

How to display search results for different versions of an item?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #search-results #versioning #usability

Using numerical scores for ratings?

Oct 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #ratings

What's an in between for a big red X and a big green check mark?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #graphic-design #usability #symbols #icons

How to display nested categories of data without using nested menus

Jan 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #info-visualisation #website-design #web-app #layout

Should a multi-step process use breadcrumbs for navigation, or a TOC page?

Jul 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #content-management #responsive-design #website-design #navigation #mobile

Using country flags with currencies?

Dec 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #standards #image #forms

Which is better option 'School', 'College' or any other?

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #gui-design #usability #ux-field

Group of checkboxes and supporting text fields

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #checkboxes #gui-design #usability #layout #forms

Position of newest item in horizontal list of items (chronological order)

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #grouped-list #usability #ordering #lists

What's the correct way to present form with multiple options on mobile?

Jan 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #responsive-design #usability #forms

Using a Wizard for initial input and later edit

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #wizard #input #forms

Should a device charger provide a visual indication that it is charging?

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #application-state #usability #indicator #hardware

More intuitive navigation solution

May 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #navigation #usability

Gamification: Scalability and affordance of visual rewards?

Jan 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #perceived-affordance #usability-study #user-behavior #gamification #usability

Alternatives to Heavily Datagrid based data entry / editing

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #usability #intuition

Usability of nested accordions

Jul 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #information-architecture #accordion #usability #hierarchy

How do you communicate the location of a user in a tabbed environment when they've navigated to a page

Sep 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #web-app #tabs

Best Practices: Save and Exit in Software UI

Aug 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #desktop-application #usability #close #save

Is it a good practice to use inner content scroll (on tablets)?

Sep 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #scrolling #tablet #ipad

Using a back panel image as navigation

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #navigation #usability #image

Why do light switch buttons have up/down direction when it's really a toggle function?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #physical

What to use - Login or Sign in? What about both?

Mar 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #terminology

Threaded messaging, simplicity

Nov 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #ordering #messages

Anything I could do to improve my sign up form?

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #user-behavior #usability #forms #user

Forced to ellipse label, how many characters do I allow before ellipsing?

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #language

Saving tabbed content individually or as one

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms

When should you use popovers in an iPhone app?

Jun 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #iphone #mobile

What is the navigation concept Bootstrap uses called?

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #website-design #navigation

How to visually show hierarchical structure with inherited attributes

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #info-visualisation #usability

Is it OK to use hamburger menus in iOS?

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #hamburger #toolbar #sidebar #ios

What are the rules of using ellipsis on buttons

Dec 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #copywriting #guidelines #buttons #labels

Better way to show Priority Level in drop down

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #ux-field #dropdown #forms

Why is the hand symbol used for the hand-cursor?

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #cursor #mouse

Should the Help menu really be called Help?

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #information #interface #usability #menu

How to visualize a large Neural Net?

Apr 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #information-architecture #info-visualisation #usability #image

How to suggest a person to turn a page to see more details?

Aug 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #usability #lists

Exhibition Audio Guide Tour: Text should be present or not

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #text

Are HTTP error codes user-friendly?

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #usability #standards #errors #web

Icons vs. Dropdown for primary mobile navigation

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #responsive-design #navigation #usability #dropdown #mobile

Should I use a dedicated Please select radio button

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #radio-buttons #selection

What's the key information in a cashback UI

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability

Complex Automated Wizard using filenames User Interaction Problem

Jul 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #wizard #input #forms

What terminology to use on search label and button?

Sep 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #terminology #search

What grid should I use designing UI for the desktop app?

Oct 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #desktop-application #gui-design #grid