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Nick Babich

Pull to Refresh UI Pattern

The pull-to-refresh (or swipe-to-refresh) pattern lets a user pull down on a list of data using touch in order to retrieve more data. The “Pull-to-refresh” gesture was first introduced by Loren Brichter in the Tweetie app and in no time it became so popular that countless apps adopted this gesture.

How to Use Animation to Improve UX

Motion tells stories. Not long and complicated stories, but simple stories, like “hey, you need to look at this now” or “hurrah, your operation has just competed successfully.” However, the goal of animations isn’t entertaining the user, but rather they are helping the user understand what’s going on

Visual Dividers in Mobile UI Design

Designing an app may seem easy at first glance, but when you actually get to start prototyping it, things get complicated. What at first seemed simple started to get complex when you realize that it’s not so easy to make a choice how to design a certain element. Even

Tips for Using Icons in Your App

Icons have been used on a limited basis since the early days of computer graphics. There are several reasons why the use of icons might have advantages over text in terms of human-computer interaction: * Simple, bold, and friendly, they can replace a long (and usually boring) descriptive group of words.

Mobile Form Usability

Mobile users who use your app or site have a particular goal. Often the one thing that is standing between the user and his goal is a form. In fact, forms are often considered to be the final step of the journey to the completion of goals. That’s why

Basic Patterns for Mobile Navigation

Navigation through your app should be intuitive and predictable. Both new and returning users should be able to figure out how to move through your app with ease. But making navigation discoverable and accessible is a challenge on mobile due to the limitations of the small screen and to the

Little Big Details For Your Mobile App

Your app’s success is based on a combination of factors, but the overall user experience tops them all. The apps that stand out in the market are those that deliver great UX. When it comes down to designing for mobile UX, sticking to best practices is a solid way

Mobile Design Techniques

When you examine the most successful interaction designs of recent years, the clear winners are those who execute fundamentals flawlessly. They feed off natural human behavior, then quietly remove barriers without us ever noticing, and they are focused on visual presentation and interactive experience, especially scanability. Let’s overview the

Mobile eCommerce: Product Details

There is no section on site or in app that is more critical for conversion than the product page. The ability to see and understand product information easily is critical to users when they’re making a product decision. There are a few ways you can improve your page and

Designing a User-Friendly Homepage Carousel

Carousels, image rotators, sliders, featured content modules, whatever you want to call them — they’re everywhere on the web. Carousels are hugely popular on e-commerce sites, especially on the homepage. Most of e-commerce sites have a carousel on the homepage of their desktop site: Wallmart has a carousel on the