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.…
Category UX Copy
Update, Create, Delete: Which UX Copy works best?
Reading Time – 2 min The best way to refer to these objects is determined by: who’s using the system, what’s actually being done; and what extra actions can be taken. The Programmer’s Perspective A well-known CRUD operation is that…
What term to use for “Cancel” when “Cancel” is already the default action?
Reading Time – 2 min It is advised is to avoid using the term “Cancel” in the default action altogether. Instead, you can cancel something, for instance a subscription, by saying “Remove Subscription” or “Unsubscribe.” Using “Stop Downloading” to stop…
Icon vs. Icon with Text vs. Just Text
Reading Time – 2 min Long story short: You should use an icon with text whenever there are a lot of unfamiliar icons mainly because users tend to forget. Labelling using icons is notoriously difficult without training or experience, making…
‘Your’ or ‘My’ in User Interfaces
Reading Time – 3 min ‘Your’ or ‘My’ in User Interfaces: This article will help you make the right decision when writing UX copy. We all strive to create customer-friendly websites that are approachable. However, when it comes to interacting…
‘Exit’, ‘quit’, or ‘close’: Which UX term should you use?
Reading Time – 2 min UX copywriters have to make a decision of choosing the right words for different scenarios. One such case is whether to choose ‘exit’, ‘quit’, or ‘close’. The right phrase to use while building a Windows…
Should a sentence ending with a URL terminate in a period?
Reading Time – 3 min Should 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…
Sign in or log in: Which UX copy works best?
Reading Time – 3 min Long 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…