Tag: Quora
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How do I determine if a UI can be made more simple?
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. An aphorism attributed to Albert Einstein. But how could you determine if the UI you designed could (and should) be made optimally simpler — meaning can still be made more simple than the current without losing anything of value to the users (and while adding more…
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Do you consider a “cancel” button secondary or tertiary in UX? Can you think of reasons not to use it in a form? What are the best use cases for/against it?
One thing’s for sure about the Cancel action in a form: it is a negative within the context of Proceed as the positive. Then again, in the context of what the user’s goal is, the positive and negative may be one or the other. For example, in a 5-step interaction to fully complete the user’s…
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Why do so many web pages require scrolling when the info could easily be displayed all at once? There are a number of pages I access daily that only need a click but I must scroll down to do it.
There are many different kinds of interaction in an information environment like web pages. Clicking and scrolling are just two of them. And both have different mental models when accessing information. One limitation of any information environment is that there’s only a limited number of information that can be displayed all at once, at the…
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Is good UX design like mind control?
Good UX design is more of influencing the users’ moods and behaviors than controlling or manipulating their minds. Originally published in Quora
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What’s a good practice to completely redesign an existent CSS?
Styling in CSS is always dependent on the structure of HTML. If you have control over the structure of HTML, plan to redesign it also. A good rule of thumb is to first, set up a system. Usability and Accessibility (e.g., making a link’s target area large enough for touch or pointing device, making the…
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Is web design dying? Is custom design gone? How do we convince people that custom design is better than the 10 buck template deal online?
Do you see web design laying down the curb, breathing its last breath? It’s true that the term “web design” is rarely heard in job postings and in the industry simply because every thing connected to it has moved on. Primarily the technology in which we access the web. It has gone from the big…
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Are there professional Web designers who don’t know to use Photoshop?
What are other web design tools available out there other than Photoshop? Web design has evolved from being focused on graphics down to being focused on content and experience. Even imagine the time when web design was done using Flash. This is one of the reasons why in the past, that a photo-editing application like…
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Is it required to follow a design guide when designing a product? Isn’t it more important to give the user a better experience than sticking to the design guide?
Ideally, design guides, brand guidelines, style guides, etc. are based on research. They did not appear in a vacuum. Collaborate with the people who made the guides and find out if you are aligned with the same objectives. The user and business objectives are the guidelines for the team, whether in UI design or frontend…
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What’s the difference between UI design and UX design?
These are the Elements of UX according to Jesse James Garrett: Strategy – user and business objectives Scope – content and functional requirements Structure – Information Architecture and Interaction Design Skeleton – Information Design, UI Design, Navigation Design Surface – Sensory Design (e.g., Visual Design, Audial Design) UI Design practically comes after having objectives and…
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Should buttons become lighter or darker when hovered over?
What is the mental model of the user interface—or at least the UI buttons? The Feedback Aspect Just like with most physical buttons, if a user wants to press it, he or she touches it. The feedback comes from its look and feel (it looks like a button; it feels like it can be pressed…