Reading Time – 2 minUpdated August 2026. The guidance below matches current platform rules: Material Design 3 and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines both prefer radio buttons or a segmented control for a handful of mutually exclusive options, and a dropdown…
Reading Time – 2 minDesigning data-rich tables can be a daunting task. But with the right approach, it can be achieved. We have previously shared tips on how you can design data-heavy UIs. Now let’s take a look at how…
Reading Time – 2 minUpdated August 2026. Since this was written, most major apps have moved primary navigation to a bottom tab bar on mobile; the hamburger icon now mostly holds secondary items. The left-versus-right arguments below still apply to…
Reading Time – 2 minMost believe that it’s for the same reason that exterior doors open inwards – it has always been done that way. But there are several benefits that we should not overlook. The doorknob is a necessary…
Reading Time – 2 minUX designers have introduced the delay before a tooltip shows up to make sure that the user actually wants to see the tooltip. The 300-500 millisecond pause is to ensure user intent is to see what…
Reading Time – 2 minIn dialog boxes, the ‘close’ button is usually used even if there is an ‘X’ icon on the top left/right of the window. In this article, I will explain how this redundancy affects UX and whether…
Reading Time – 2 minTesting for color blindness is important if you’re trying to make your website or app accessible. In this article, I will highlight some of the resources you can use to test your user interface for color…
Reading Time – 2 minFor the UX of web and mobile forms, you have to keep several things in mind. One of them is error prevention by disabling the Submit or Continue button. But you should not silently disable it.…
Reading Time – 2 minHyperlinks need to stand out from the rest of the content so that users can realize that they are clickable. The UX best practice is to have blue hyperlinks if your color scheme allows it. However,…
Reading Time – 2 minWhen it comes to web forms, there is always a debate about whether or not to mark required fields with an asterisk (*). After all, if all fields are required, then why not just mark them…