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 compatible with our phone’s keypad.…
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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 user’s email address: sending an email confirmation link, sending a…
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. When you hover over…
Guidelines for Currency Formatting (with ISO 4217 Table)
Reading Time – 3 min If you’re designing the UX for a web or mobile application that contains monetary data for different locales, you might have questions about the differences in currency formats. Mainly, when to use currency codes vs.…
Why do door knobs still exist?
Reading Time – 2 min Most 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…
Delay before the tooltip shows up
Reading Time – 2 min UX 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…
Are the ‘close’ button and ‘X’ on a popup redundant?
Reading Time – 2 min In 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…
Resources for testing UI design for color blind users
Reading Time – 2 min Testing 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…
Should hyperlinks be blue?
Reading Time – 2 min Hyperlinks 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.…
Should users be able to zoom on a responsive web design?
Reading Time – 2 min Responsive web design by definition adapts to the screen size of the device. But, should you allow zooming? The short answer is yes. But let’s discuss the reasons why you should. First, let’s dispel a…