Know your menu: Hamburger vs. Kebab
Reading Time – 2 min The three dots or kebab icon is a common icon used in many different applications. It is typically used to represent a menu or a list of options. The three lines or hamburger icon is…
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Hamburger menu icon: should it be on the left or right?
Reading Time – 2 min The hamburger menu icon is one of the most ubiquitous icons on the web. It is usually used to indicate a menu bar, and it is often placed in the top-left corner of the screen.…
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…
How can you tell users they can scroll?
Reading Time – 2 min While we realize that putting the most important content above the fold is important, sometimes there is a need to scroll. The problem is that users do not realize they can scroll. There are a…
What is a mobile menu called?
Reading Time – 2 min Short answer: Hamburger menu. There are several types of mobile menus, but the hamburger menu is the most common. It’s named for the three lines that look like a burger’s bun, which is used to…
Designing an Effective Dropdown Menu Affordance
Reading Time – 3 min This 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…