Sliders are often the UI control of choice for letting users select a value or range from a fixed set of options. However, in practice, sliders are difficult to manipulate . Especially on touch interfaces, the level of control needed to meticulously operate a slider to an exact value is simply not realistic.
Definition: A slider is a control element that uses a knob or lever moved horizontally to control a variable, such as volume on a radio or brightness on a screen.
Imprecise Interactions
When designing a usable UI we must consider the context in which the interface will be used. For mobile design in particular, users often hold...
If form length is a concern, you can place field labels to the left of the text fields. However, make sure that labels are of similar length and are placed as close to the text fields as possible. If the labels are too far to the left, it can be difficult to associate the correct label with its
User interface standards have become the object of increasingly intense activities in recent years [Abernethy 1988; Holdaway and Bevan 1989], including work in the International Standards Organization (ISO) [Brooke et al. 1990] and the European Community [Stewart 1990]. Work is also going on in
If you follow the design guidelines in this article, users will know how to use your tabs without further exploration or error-prone guessing. This again means that they can devote all their time and brainpower to understanding the content and features that you’re making available under these
9 Blockchains Transforming the Way We Pay, Play, and Work
Look past digital currencies’ nosebleed pricing volatility, and you’ll discover a robust, decentralized, secure database. Brands and technologists are quickly figuring out how to put this powerful ledger to good use. Here are several real-world examples that demonstrate cryptos’
5 Real Life Blockchain Implementations Outside of Cryptocurrency
Medicalchain aims to use blockchain technology to securely store medical records. Using a distributed ledger for healthcare is a godsend as it allows doctors, hospitals, laboratories, pharmacists, and health insurers to have more immediate access to health records, which could help save lives
Past Bitcoin to Making Money from the Blockchain
As the cryptocurrency bubble has gone up and down there have been other developments in blockchain technology that warrant our attention. According to the Brookings Institution, blockchain based voting can reduce fraud significantly while increasing voter turnout thanks to the ability to vote from
Net Promoter Score: What a Customer-Relations Metric Can Tell You About Your User Experience
As a result, it’s become customary to include the NPS in user interviews, surveys, or even usability-testing sessions. UX practitioners often use it as a tool to promote buy-in from their company’s senior leadership. Numbers that demonstrate increased customer loyalty (and consequently, future
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Trustworthiness in Web Design: 4 Credibility Factors
Login walls and gated content are other examples of how a website may not seem upfront with its users. Asking for information before providing any value is a breach of trust: asking for too much too soon means you don’t get anything because users leave instead of answering. Even creating the
Touch Targets on Touchscreens
Designing usable touch targets is the basis of all touchscreen (and therefore mobile) design. Ensure that all interactive elements are at least 1cm × 1cm (0.4in × 0.4in) in physical, rendered size and positioned with enough space from other competing touch targets to be easily and accurately
Setup of an Eyetracking Study
In an eyetracking study, the tracker has to be calibrated for each participant. Every individual has a different eye shape, face shape, and height. As a consequence, the tracker has to “learn” each participant before it can follow their gaze. Once the machine is calibrated, the participant has
User Intent Affects Filter Design
Interactive filtering is usually associated with facets: as soon as users have selected a new possible facet, the results are displayed along with the set of new applicable facets (e.g., once the user has selected Refrigerators, new range-specific facets such as Freezer volume will be displayed
In-Store & Online: Designing For the Changing Behaviors of Today’s Shoppers
Consider the alternative customer journey: the user could have started online by looking at the extensive fabric and color options on various chairs, then gone to the store to touch and try the furniture. How can retailers eliminate the need to go to the store at all? Perhaps by offering samples or
6 Tips for Successful Personalization
In some instances, there may well be good reason to use personalization to remove access to certain information. Examples include restricting a minor’s access to particular content or limiting employee access to a site section intended for employees in other areas of the world. An employee in
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Using Prioritization Matrices to Inform UX Decisions
The term “prioritization matrix” is used in the design thinking community to refer to a variety of prioritization techniques and representations, that, technically, do not all qualify as matrices in the mathematical sense. For the sake of consistency, we use the same term although sometimes our
UX Guidelines for Recommended Content
The higher these individualized recommendation areas appeared on the site’s homepage, the more likely it was that users noticed and used them. For example, Amazon included several clearly personalized content areas near the top of the homepage, as well as throughout the long-scrolling page, and
WP Engine Supports the Domain Connect Project .
Domain Name Servers (DNS) are the equivalent of The Yellow Pages for the Internet. They store and maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Humans access information online via domain names like wpengine.com and web browsers communicate via IP
Introducing Gutenberg Optimized Themes
In addition to all of the above, the Genesis Framework will be further upgraded for Gutenberg with the release of version 2.8 in Q1 2019. 2.8 will include built-in features that allow you to easily and efficiently style and control Gutenberg blocks as well as auto-load demo content, which can arm
WP Engine Named the #4 Best Place to Work in Texas
Texas’ economy is the second largest in the United States, a measure of success that’s only expected to continue; Texas ranks first for its growth prospects due to impressive growth forecasts and competitive employment rates across the state. To tap into this statewide success, however
Is Your Chief Security Officer Prepared for M&A?
One of the biggest questions coming out of the Starwood breach was why they would store all that incredibly valuable data in one place. While I fully understand the need for modern businesses to use all data available to better understand their customers, the reality is that centralizing data is a
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
Finally, Hathaway sees this as a unique opportunity for the United States to work with countries around the world, and with organizations on an extremely local level. “We cannot succeed if our government works in isolation,” she added. It requires “leading from the top” from
These Are The Concerns Slowly Killing Ad-Tech
Black Mirror, recently bought by Netflix, is a hugely popular TV series that is a dark, twisted but spot-on portrayal of the possible ramifications of technology in the future. Advertisements for the show are ironically targeting ad block users, and some argue, are “intentionally creepy.” For
How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth
BlitzMetrics trains young people through online training systems and university partnerships. Yu and Young have hosted webinars with schools from Syracuse University to the University of Louisville, spoken in front of high school assemblies, and spoken at many universities. The goal is to discuss
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Elements to Help You Develop Emotional Intelligence
You took some time off work to get some extra chores done around your home. You need a break and decide that a 15-minute break is what you want to take. During your break you became lost in your thoughts and you’re in a quasi-hypnotic state. You glance over at the clock only to notice that it
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability
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Working Memory and External Memory
In contrast, short-term memory simply represents the brain process that allows us to store information (e.g., words, sentences, concepts) for a short amount of time. Most famously, it is associated with chunking and Miller’s magical number 7 — which represents the short-term memory’s
Give Thanks for Good UX
Ever arrived at a business only to find out it closed minutes before? We have. Which is why we are grateful for applications that state the hours of operation and provide warnings of “Closing Soon” when searching for an address. (Even if the user didn’t explicitly search for opening hours
Banner Blindness: The Original Eyetracking Research, 10-year research overview
For example, unskilled researchers often ask users to simply look at a page, rather than have them encounter it as part of a task flow. Users naturally look at things differently depending on the context. For example, if you want to know how users look at the elements of a form, you can't just
