UX Best Practice: Dark text on a white background or the reverse
Reading Time – 2 min. Learn about dark text on white background UX best practices. Improve readability and accessibility with our detailed guide.
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Practical UX articles on interface design, usability and research — from form validation to dark mode, each answering one question with evidence.
UX Best Practice for Infinite Scrolling
Reading Time – 6 min. Infinite scrolling is a popular UX pattern that can be seen in a variety of online applications. It allows users to scroll through a large amount of content…
UX best practice for data table cell content alignment
Reading Time – 3 min. Creating the right UX for a tool where you need to capture and manage data can be very difficult. That’s especially true if you have some data in a table…
What are Modals, Popups, Popovers and Lightboxes?
Reading Time – 3 min. Modal vs popup: a modal blocks the page until you act on it, a popup is any window that appears on top. Plus popovers, lightboxes and dialogs compared.
Ultimate Guide to Formative & Summative Usability Testing
Reading Time – 6 min. Formative usability testing is a process of testing during the development of a product in order to identify areas that need improvement.
User-Friendly Format for Phone Numbers
Reading Time – 2 min. We've all been there before: trying to type in a phone number on our mobile devices, only to realize that the number is formatted in a way that is not…
How to confirm user’s email address?
Reading Time – < 1 minute. If you're designing a user verification or validation flow, you might have asked yourself what the best approach is when it comes to confirming…
Why do public toilet doors mostly open inwards?
Reading Time – < 1 minute. Why do bathroom stall doors open inward? To keep the aisle clear and give privacy. But accessible stalls must open outward, and home bathroom doors vary.
Know your menu: Hamburger vs. Kebab
Reading Time – 2 min. The three dots or kebab icon is a common icon used in many different applications. It is typically used to represent a menu or a list of options.
The default cursor on mouseover of a button is not a hand pointer
Reading Time – 2 min. The cursor is not a hand pointer because the button is not a link. The button is an element of the page that you can click on to perform an action.