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User Experience

A collection of 37 issues

Wizard Design Pattern

Today I’d like to talk about the topic of wizards, and I don’t mean those guys with the hats and all the magical spells. I mean the step-by-step process that we use in apps or websites to guide someone through a process. Should you use a wizard? Isn’

F-Shaped Pattern for Reading Content

This article will walk you through the principles of the F-Layout, why it works, and how you can create your own. What is the F-Pattern and how it works? The F-Pattern describes the most common user eye-scanning patterns when it comes to blocks of content. F for fast. That’s

The Details That Matter

Your product’s success is based on a combination of factors, but the overall user experience tops them all. When it comes down to designing a new app or a site, sticking to best practices is a solid way to go, but during the creation of the big picture, it’

Prevailing Trends in Flat Design

The flat design revolution has been gaining momentum with surprising speed over the last few years. But the flat design style won’t stay stagnant. Flat design is evolving. > The current step of flat design evolution is all about drawing focus Let’s pinpoint the characteristics of this evolution. Effective

Best Practices for Imagery

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. It takes users just a few seconds to evaluate a new site or app, good designer knows that and try to convey complex stories and ideas visually. This makes images a critical component for connecting with users and converting

Tooltips in UI Design

Tooltips help users understand unknown or unfamiliar objects that aren’t described directly in the user interface. They are a powerful way to simplify a UI — provide information users need when they need it, with minimal effort on their part, and help app developers use screen space more effectively (reduce

Effective Writing For Your UI: Things to Avoid

Clear, accurate, and concise text makes interfaces more usable and builds trust. Below is a list of 16 things you should avoid in your writing: 1. Jargon Words and Specific Terms Unknown terms or phrases will increase cognitive load for the user. Do your best to avoid ‘geek speak’. A

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

Graphical User Interface as a Reflection of the Real World: Shadows and Elevation

UI design is moving towards removing any unnecessary elements to focus much more on functionality. But while functional aspect of a design is key to product success, visual details are equally important — particularly how they can improve those functional elements. In this article I’ll show you how visual elements,