Top 5 must-read books for UX designers
Reading Time – 3 min We’ve covered a ton of UX related resources in the past, but we thought we’d take the time to highlight the five must-read books for UX designers. These are books that have changed the way…
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Minimalistic Design: Why do sites leave half the page empty?
Reading Time – 3 min Having a website with a minimalistic outlook is the latest trend, but it also offers usability benefits; there is less noise clutter, and users can find the content more quickly. The eye and brain have…
Best Practice for Designing Form Error Messages
Reading Time – 3 min Many applications and websites rely on forms in some capacity. Our personal information is entered into them as well as our log-in credentials. Consider how frequently you enter information into websites and how often you…
‘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…
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…
What are Modals, Popups, Popovers and Lightboxes?
Reading Time – 3 min When you create a website interface, your focus is to always try and create the best, most seamless experience for your users. Even a simple reload can end up breaking the flow, not to mention…
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…
Differences between Search vs. Filter in softwares
Reading Time – 3 min There are some differences between the Search function and the Filter function. The Filter function is used to filter out the unwanted results and the Search function is used to find an information manually. In…
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. It’s possible to display animations or a variety of colors in a single module,…