Posts Tagged ‘Design’
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Whiteboards, Visions And Banned WordsHow To Help A Real-Life Knight Achieve His Goals
- May 7th, 2013
- 22 Comments
This article is about design consultancy. It’s about wrangling that client who uses empty sentences like, “We want a snappy, simple experience,” or, “It should be on brand and should really pop.” It’s about commanding the room and setting a vision before moving on to wireframes and pixels. While I’ll talk ...
Read more...Best Practices And ExamplesDesigning A Better Mobile Checkout Process
- March 14th, 2013
- 24 Comments
A record number of shoppers are turning to their smartphones to research potential purchases. Meanwhile, the bigger question — are those same users willing to complete the purchases on their mobile device? — is quickly being answered. The US, for example, saw an 81% spike in mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) sales in 2012, ...
Read more...Removing Interface ElementsShould You Ask The User Or Their Browser?
- February 4th, 2013
- 21 Comments
The history of the Internet has been a steady march towards websites that are richer, bigger and more interactive. As websites have become more robust, we — as designers and developers — have often placed the burden on our users to make more decisions, each of which distracts them from ...
Read more...Design SpikesFitting Big-Picture UX Into Agile Development
- November 6th, 2012
- 26 Comments
The rapid pace of UX design in the agile world can lead to shortsighted design decisions. Focusing on addressing the immediate needs of particular user stories within the limits of a sprint can lead to neglect of larger design questions, which can come back to haunt UX designers later. Sometimes, UX ...
Read more...Emotional DesignThe Personality Layer
- July 18th, 2012
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Today we’ll have a look at a few projects in which the consistent use of the well-known term “emotional design” can result in a great personality. Positive attitude often leads to people sharing and even advocating for your product with their peers. Positive emotions instill positive memories and make users want ...
Read more...Better Product Pages: Turn Visitors Into Customers
- July 11th, 2012
- 31 Comments
The way you present your product or service is essential to its success — or at least it could be if you know how to do it right. The first impression you make on people is crucial. When selling a product, you want that first impression to be as positive ...
Read more...Tips For A Finely Crafted Website
- July 4th, 2012
- 30 Comments
Good Web designers know what many others might not realize: that creating a truly beautiful website requires care, time and craft. And similar to how a craftsperson molds their creation by combining raw materials, skill and unwavering focus on the vision, a beautiful design is planned and executed with exceptional ...
Read more...Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here”
- June 20th, 2012
- 51 Comments
Have you ever wanted your users to click a link but didn’t know how to get them to act? When some designers run into this problem, they’re tempted to use the words “Click here” on their links. Before giving in to the temptation, you should know how using these words ...
Read more...User Experience Takeaways From Online Car Shopping
- June 13th, 2012
- 5 Comments
Emergency car shopping is no fun. This past month was the second time I had to shop for a car in a short timeframe without advance warning. Like most informed shoppers, I went online to get a feel for my options, armed with knowledge of what I was looking for: ...
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