UI & UX Design
Journey Mapping, Done Properly
Charting a user's whole experience across time and channels, including the parts that happen outside your product. Key takeaways Scope: the whole journey,...
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UI & UX Design
Dashboard and Data Interface Design: What Actually Works
Interfaces whose job is to present numbers so that someone can notice something and act on it. Key takeaways Purpose: supporting a decision, not displaying avai...
UI & UX Design
A Practical Guide to Design Handover to Development
Giving developers what they need to build the design correctly: specifications, assets, states and the reasoning. Key takeaways Commonly missing: states, edge c...
UI & UX Design
Accessibility Testing with Assistive Technology, Done Properly
Testing with screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, magnification and voice control rather than only with automated tools. Key takeaways Automated coverage:...
UI & UX Design
Progressive Disclosure: The Decisions That Matter
Showing what is needed now and keeping the rest available but out of the way. Key takeaways Principle: defer complexity until it is relevant Patterns: defaults,...
UI & UX Design
A Practical Guide to A/B Testing for Design
Running two or more versions of a design against real traffic and measuring which performs better on a defined metric. Key takeaways Requirement: enough traffic...
UI & UX Design
Designing for Trust, Done Properly
The signals that tell a visitor a business is real, competent and safe to transact with. Key takeaways Common signals: contact details, address, real photograph...
UI & UX Design
A Practical Guide to Design Critique and Review
A structured way of getting useful feedback on work in progress, as opposed to opinions about taste. Key takeaways Framing: critique against stated goals, not p...
UI & UX Design
Touch Target Size: What Actually Works
How large and how far apart interactive elements such as buttons, links and icons need to be so people can tap them reliably without hitting the wrong one. Key...
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How to Avoid Deceptive Design Patterns
Interface designs that steer people into choices they did not intend, such as hidden costs, pre-checked add-ons, confusing cancellation paths or consent buttons...
UI & UX Design
Focus Indicators: What Actually Works
The visible outline or highlight that shows which link, button or field currently has keyboard focus, so keyboard users can see where they are on the page. Key...
UI & UX Design
Accessible Charts and Data Visualization, Done Properly
Designing charts, graphs and dashboards so the information they carry is available to people who cannot see color differences, cannot see the chart at all, or u...
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