One of the oldest principles of human-computer interaction is that things that are close together on the screen are seen as related . (Similarly, users view as related those things that are the same color or shape , that move or change together, or that reside within an enclosure , such as a box.)
I wrote about how to apply the proximity gestalt principle to GUI design in my 1993 book Usability Engineering, but it was well documented long before that.
Even though it’s an ancient insight and is covered in countless books and courses, we frequently see users overlook features because layouts violate the proximity rule. When buttons, drop-downs,...
In this pattern, labels are placed within the form field as placeholders until the field becomes active and the user moves the input focus into the field. At that point, the placeholder label moves to the top of the field. As a result, the floating label (also known as an adaptive placeholder) is
Because WeChat’s primary function is chatting, the home screen is dedicated to recent conversations. To see mini programs, users need to swipe down from the top; this action reveals a list of recently used mini programs. Although swiping was easy and convenient for regular min-program users, new
We get countless questions about small details in UI design that don't matter much to the overall user experience. One classic is the order of buttons in dialog boxes: OK / Cancel Cancel / OK Both are reasonable choices, and people can argue for hours about their preferences: Listing OK
dApp Development Will Help the Healthcare Industry
The technology is still in its nascent state. There are many difficulties in using blockchain technology in the healthcare industries. There are unclear areas concerning data privacy. There is doubt about who should get access and who shouldn’t. The cost of technology is another obstacle to
Top 5 Industries Providing Massive Returns Over the Next 5 Years
CBD is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp the cannabis plant. This safe, non-addictive compound is extracted and distributed as oils, candy, tinctures, and topical creams. The compound is added to many more palatable and easily digestible forms for consumption. The market is exploding and
Zest labs brings IoT and blockchain to the fresh food supply chain
Food waste costs the nation an estimated $218 billion per year according to the NRDC. Produce picked on the same day is not all equal and will not necessarily have the same shelf life, depending on metrics such as humidity and field and storage temperatures. This brings best by dates into
Modes in User Interfaces: When They Help and When They Hurt Users
For example, in an image-editing application like Photoshop, it’s useful for the standard mouse click to have many different functions, because being able to point to specific parts of the image is critical for these functions — other input types (like keyboard commands) would not be sensible
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4 Noteworthy Intranet Design Trends in 2019
The intranet team invested in targeted communication about the design and how it would help employees by presenting its research and approach at departmental Town Hall events (which included all employees within a department or division) and by playing a promotional video to generate excitement
Website Logo Placement for Maximum Brand Recall
In a word, no. There were no statistically significant differences (according to a two-sample t-test) in how people rated the hotels with traditional left-aligned logos, compared to the ‘unconventional’ right-aligned logos. In fact, in most cases, the left-aligned logos were rated slightly more
Typography Terms Cheat Sheet
The typeface is the group to which a specific font belongs. Arial, Calibri, and Helvetica are examples of typefaces. The word “typeface” refers to the face of physical letter blocks which printers used to set into printing presses to create publications. A printer would have a vast range of
4 Noteworthy Intranet Design Trends in 2019
Winning intranet designs become the hub of the digital workplace by strategically including tools that are important to their users. How these tools are integrated with the intranet vary greatly. For example, Lamprell showed real-time data from the most frequently used modules from many different
Why User Interviews Fail
First, pilot your interview guide on yourself to learn how you would answer the questions in your interview guide. Even asking yourself your own questions might make it clear that some of your questions don’t work. Second, before you run your interviews with lots of users, recruit one user for a
Recapping the State of the Word 2018
Not only should anyone be able to use and develop with WordPress, it needs to be accessible from devices of all sizes. To future proof the new editor, anything built with Gutenberg is responsive at all sizes. Mullenweg also made a point of pointing out the investment in WordPress mobile apps
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A Look Back at the WP Engine London Summit .
At the end of September, we held our 2018 WP Engine Summit in Austin, Texas. Last week, agencies, brands, and digital innovators from EMEA came together in London for the WP Engine EU Summit. Attendees discussed the future of digital experiences, Gen Z’s perception of the Internet, and the
WP Engine Recognized For Excellence at The Stevie Awards
We are proud to announce that our Chief Marketing Officer Mary Ellen Dugan was recognized for her leadership in marketing and across the organization. Since starting at WP Engine in 2016, Mary Ellen has spearheaded many successful marketing initiatives. Some noteworthy achievements include
Variable Fonts and Wide-Screen Layouts: Adopting Data-Driven Progressive Enhancements
Let’s consider a case from the history of the web, at the time when 20% of users were still using slow dial-up modems. You would like to use a nice big hero image that would increase page load time by 1 minute for these dial-up users, even though the delay would be negligible for broadband users
Contextual Menus: Delivering Relevant Tools for Tasks
Rather than hiding irrelevant actions, disable them so that users won’t have to try to find where menu items disappeared, nor will they have to determine how to get the system back in the proper context to reveal a specific command. Also, make sure that you include all options (instead of just
Brand Is Experience in the Digital Age
Why is it important to understand the components of brand, and to differentiate brand from its common misinterpretation as simply a logo, a figurehead, or a website, among other things? Only when all three brand components — visuals, tone, and behaviors — are present and true to the core brand
Hidden Phone Tracker for Kids Monitoring
Parents will continue to be careful and protect their children (as they should be). As always with children, there can be very lethal and brutal damage caused by those who wish to harm. A single text message, shared photo, a video shared on social media can lead to cyber-bullies, stalkers, and
The future of tokenization and blockchain is not just ICOs
For this technology to be industry changing, more companies like FundersToken must come forward and include the nontechnical. As a technology evangelist, there is a duty to be patient with the ignorant and help encourage productive uses of new technology. The worst thing that could happen for the
13 Major Vulnerabilities Discovered in the Popular IoT OS FreeRTOS
We often forget that what makes our devices smart is that they are embedded with little computers that are connected to the internet. It is this connectivity that enables the flow of communication between the device and a backend that collects the data and helps the user do something more
Yes, Entrepreneurs Can Thrive in Corporate Environments
Government-funded or private research facilities at universities or research institutes can provide some of the elements needed. Large companies are also well-suited to create a cross-functional, collaborative, win-together environment. Demonstrated support has been shown by innovation incubators
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4 High-Potential Sectors for AI and ML Startup Success
As the world edges closer and closer to an always-on internet-connected reality with the emergence of IoT technology, businesses everywhere are coming to grips with the fact that there are more marketing channels to manage than ever before. The only feasible solution is to turn the bulk of the work
How to Battle Anxiety and Depression as an Entrepreneur
The rise of depression amongst entrepreneurs is growing to an all-time high. A 2015 study from researchers at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco showed that 72 percent of entrepreneurs experienced mental health concerns, with 49 percent experiencing chronic mental illness (including
Closeness of Actions and Objects in GUI Design | When and How to Create Customer Journey Maps
When and How to Create Customer Journey Maps
The entire point of the journey-mapping process is to uncover gaps in the user experience (which are particularly common in omnichannel journeys), and then take action to optimize the experience. Insights and ownership are critical elements that are often overlooked. Any insights that emerge from
Customer-Service Information on Websites: The Hub-and-Spoke Model
Even those who can find the customer-assistance information may put in an unnecessary amount of work. Hard to find customer-service content impacts customers’ perceptions of the company. The hub-and-spoke model for the organization and delivery of customer-service information shows what important
Fancy Formatting, Fancy Words = Looks Like a Promotion = Ignored
The Internet manager in charge of this losing design might defend the work by pointing out that it complies with #4 of my top-10 guidelines for homepage design: Offer a clear starting point for the main tasks users will undertake when visiting the site. Clearly, something was done right, with a
