UX Pickle

Terminal consoles: why are they still popular?

Reading Time – 3 min Terminal consoles have long been in use for decades. They are the text-based I/O environment that takes text input from a keyboard. One of the earlier Terminal Console is TTY or Teletypewriter. Although modern systems…

Rage Clicks: Why do users do that?

Reading Time – 2 min Whenever an application stalls or gets unresponsive, the user’s aggravation level rises exponentially with each second that the application ceases interacting with the user or fails to communicate that it is working on something in…

Icon vs. Icon with Text vs. Just Text

Reading Time – 2 min Long story short: You should use an icon with text whenever there are a lot of unfamiliar icons mainly because users tend to forget. Labelling using icons is notoriously difficult without training or experience, making…

Best Practice for Designing Form Error Messages

Reading Time – 3 min Many applications and websites rely on forms in some capacity. Our personal information is entered into them as well as our log-in credentials. Consider how frequently you enter information into websites and how often you…

‘Your’ or ‘My’ in User Interfaces

Reading Time – 3 min ‘Your’ or ‘My’ in User Interfaces: This article will help you make the right decision when writing UX copy. We all strive to create customer-friendly websites that are approachable. However, when it comes to interacting…