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.
Category: Alerts
What is a Toast Notification?
Reading Time – 2 min. A toast notification is a non-modal, unobtrusive element to display a short message and it appears on the screen when an event occurs.
Disable the Submit button if form validation is incomplete
Reading Time – 2 min. For 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.
Three bulbs in traffic lights
Reading Time – 3 min. The internet is full of traffic signal concept designs. Designs for traffic lights can be found in several of these concepts.
Why do users become numb to warnings?
Reading Time – 3 min. One of the most common questions our team is asked is: Why do users become numb to warnings? Find the answer in this article.
Best Practice for Designing Form Error Messages
Reading Time – 3 min. Form error message examples you can copy, plus the UX rules behind them: where errors go, when to validate, and how to word each one so people can fix it.
Should Error Messages Apologize?
Reading Time – 2 min. You "must" employ an apologetic tone in error messages: if the user makes a mistake, it is because the user does not comprehend the system's principles.