Reading Time – 2 min It is a common design question: should designers use white text on a black background or the opposite? The answer, of course, is that it depends on the situation. In this article, we will explore…
Reading Time – 6 min Infinite scrolling is a popular UX pattern that can be seen in a variety of online applications. It allows users to scroll through a large amount of content without having to click through pagination links.…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…