Reading Time - 5 minFollow the platform. On macOS the App menu says Quit AppName (⌘Q) and the File menu says Close (⌘W). For Windows, the web and anything cross-platform, Microsoft's current Writing Style Guide says to use close — and tells you not to use exit or quit for shutting down an app at all. Keep exit for leaving a mode or a place, not a program.
Reading Time – 3 minUpdated August 2026. These principles apply as much to today’s AI and analytics dashboards as to the tools of 2021. Density settings, sticky headers and column pinning are now standard in data tables, and the same…
Reading Time – 3 minShould a URL terminate in a period? This question has been asked several times. Read this article to learn about the best practices for writing URLs. Web addresses are unusual in that they resemble equations or…
Reading Time – 2 minEvery time you sit down at the computer, you’re performing some sort of task which UXers call a workflow or simply, a flow. If you just want to check your email, you only need to have…
Reading Time – 3 minIn user interface design, the busy spinner is a common delay or progress indicator. However, it has faults of its own that user interface designers frequently overlook. For all waiting indicators, several designers use spinners. Using…
Reading Time – 3 minCarousels are auto-rotating panels, generally with some form of navigation, usually emphasizing new product launches, specials, or deals. They can be seen on virtually every eCommerce site’s homepage — mainly because such sites need to show…
Reading Time – 3 minA progress bar indicated the progress of a background process. A progress bar fills up based on the proportion of a job completed, thus the term “progress bar.” Programmers develop progress bars tick by assigning a…
Reading Time – 2 minIn a world where screen displays appear everywhere, it’s critical to take precautions to safeguard your eyesight. A few days back, we explored the pros and cons of dark mode. Today, we’re going to explore a…
Reading Time – 3 minLong story short, “Log In / Sign Up” works better. You are probably here because you are a designer or a developer having a debate on whether to use ‘sign in/sign up’ or ‘login/register’ or any…
Reading Time – 3 minThis dropdown anti-pattern is referred to as a ‘Hover tunnel.’ Hover menus require users to navigate their mouse through hover tunnels, which is one of the worst things about them. Hover tunnels are pathways through which…