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 first supports the natural reading order in English and other languages that read left-to-right. Many other button sets have a natural progression (say, Yes / No or Previous / Next). You should always list these so that the reading order matches the logical order — in this case, OK / Cancel. Further, assuming users need OK much more frequently than...
Often, companies build hybrid apps as wrappers for an existing web page; in that way, they hope to get a presence in the app store, without spending significant effort for developing a different app. Hybrid apps are also popular because they allow crossplatform development and thus significantly
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
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
10 Things Teaching Us About Running Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns
The mammoth network of influencers ensures that any brand they are accelerating carries out a successful crowdfunded campaign all the time focusing on the here and now. The game changer is to outsource to the best hands around instead of depending on the internal source. Or, trying to engage
Blockchain Trends that Everyone Should Watch Out For 2019
Just as security, blockchain offers utility advantages in the IoT field, as well. With the number of associated gadgets anticipated to top 26 billion amid 2019, large measures of machine-to-machine correspondence will occur, at dreadfully high a speed for people to keep up physically. Specialists
Blockchain-Based Data Security Taking Over Key Industries
This new application for blockchain technology fragments and replicates data such that cybercriminals find it practically impossible to steal or alter data. . Data engineers designed it to overcome the economic incentive for the theft of private data and end the never-ending cycle of cat and mouse
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
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Split Buttons: Definition
Split buttons are for presenting several related tools if one option is used most frequently. Making the most commonly accessed option a default lowers the interaction cost to use that option since it removes the need to open the menu before selecting the item. The obvious penalty is that accessing
The Impact of Tone of Voice on Users' Brand Perception (Nielsen Norman Group UX research)
In this scenario, Zeta’s friendliness without an attempt at humor seemed to reassure users during a potentially stressful situation. One participant in the qualitative study compared the difference between Zeta and Epsilon to the difference between a doctor and a nurse. She described Epsilon as
Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy
Rather than forcing users to register before checking out, provide the option to register within the checkout process by presenting optional fields for the user to enter a password. This puts users in control and allows them to decide if it is worthwhile to register or not. In our e-commerce
Creepiness–Convenience Tradeoff
Our conception of the creepiness–convenience tradeoff focuses on the individual’s process in adopting and using a new technology. However, that process will, of course, be influenced by the individual’s culture and society. Societal norms and technology acceptance will influence people’s
10 High-Profit Redesign Priorities
Reordering is a matter of total user experience, beyond the website's user interface. Compose your product line with a view toward reordering. Continue to carry classic products so that people can order new copies of things they like. If you need to launch new products, keep sizes and similar
At SXSW, WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner Underscores Importance of Altruism in a Growing City
For Adair, that means working to grow the network of resources available to up and coming filmmakers in Austin—something she said was not widely available in years past but that was necessary if the film community was going to successfully grow. For Franklin, he said that welcoming spirit stays
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WP Engine Recognized For Excellence at The Stevie Awards
We aim to amaze customers with our expertise, service, and transparency. That’s why The WP Engine Support Team works tirelessly and 24/7 to ensure that we provide customers with peace of mind and confidence. We believe this customer-inspired mentality has helped us achieve a current support NPS
WordPress for Good: Relieving Fatigue .
In this segment, we highlight Untire, an application that helps cancer patients and survivors reduce cancer-related fatigue (CRF) symptoms and regain life. CRF is a common side-effect of cancer and related treatments; patients describe it as a paralyzing level of fatigue that leaves patients
Personas vs. Jobs-to-Be-Done
Many of the arguments that suggest that personas have become irrelevant with the introduction of JTBD are based on the flawed assumption that personas are primarily demographic depictions of customers. Demographics are troublesome for product or design decisions, as they don’t provide behavioral
Killing Off the Global Navigation: One Trend to Avoid | Nielsen Norman Group
You can use a click-tracking tool (e.g., CrazyEgg, Clicktale or even In-page Analytics via Google Analytics) to measure how many clicks occur on the global navigation from key points in your site such as the homepage, landing pages, destination pages. (Depending on the purpose of your site, a
Beware Horizontal Scrolling and Mimicking Swipe on Desktop
Scrolling and “swiping” horizontally on the desktop is a different experience than on touchscreen tablets and mobile devices. This is one more example of why it is important to understand that people use mobile devices, tablets, and desktops differently, and why it’s beneficial to optimize
We get Smarter with the Internet of Things (IoT) and so do Cities
For efficient results, smart traffic lights and their signals need to be interconnected across the entire traffic grid. This connectivity helps to offer more insights and information about traffic lights and patterns. Each of these sensors detect a varied parameter of traffic flow. Such
Nearshoring Basics for Software Development
Because of the close cultural ties, and even familial connections between countries, many people have stronger English speaking skills. Many countries in Latin America put a significant emphasis on English language instruction, which means that it’s easier to find people who can speak directly to
The Key IoT Security Questions You Need To Ask
These questions only scratch the broad surface of IoT security. To learn more about securing your IoT solution, register for this free, one-day event. You’ll hear from the researchers behind The seven properties of highly secured devices and see an IoT solution come to life before your eyes
Start-ups and International Talent
On that note, recently Nat Torkington from O’Reilly set up a Google Group for New Zealand Web 2.0 people, called NZ 2.0. Ironically this was instigated after Silicon Valley’s Mike Arrington referred a local kiwi company to me, which led me to send a group email to a bunch of kiwis
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How to Use Cornerstone Content to Kick-start Automatic-SEO?
When anyone hears the term cornerstone content, the first thing that comes to their mind is Yoast SEO’s blog. Well, that is exactly what it is, but there is more to it. Cornerstone content is your flagship content, that talks in detail about a particular subject. Example if I want to create a
Small Business Marketing Strategies that Will Work for You
Deciding and jotting down the mission and vision of your business is a key task. With every goal, you need to make a plan for it to execute successfully with a deadline. And every deadline requires a reasonable budget. The goals should be practical and effective for your business. Be careful in
OK-Cancel or Cancel-OK? The Trouble With Buttons | HealthCare.gov’s Account Setup: 10 Broken Usability Guidelines
Get Started appears after the user has selected a U.S. state and clicked the Apply Online button on the homepage. The graphic at the top of the page does not explain the process. Although the second circle might look like a computer, we challenge anybody to guess the meaning of the illustration in
Page Parking: Millennials' Multi-Tab Mania
While page parking is a common behavior, it’s not ubiquitous. Regular browsing continues to account for a big share of web usage for both Millennials and older users. Thus, it’s important to continue to support regular navigation and search, as well as the Back button as a way to move to
Direct Access vs. Sequential Access: UX Definition
Sequential access is the method of choice if you expect users to access all the content in a prescribed order. It forces users to accept your curated contribution and assumes that most users will be willing to do so. For works of fiction, many articles, or entertainment videos that assumption is
