Modal Dialog Design: What Actually Works
Designing dialogs that interrupt the current task to ask for a decision or show critical information, and deciding when a modal is the right choice at all. The...
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Research, flows and interface systems that make the hard parts of a product feel obvious.
Designing dialogs that interrupt the current task to ask for a decision or show critical information, and deciding when a modal is the right choice at all. The...
Rotating panels of content, such as homepage banners or product image galleries, and the design choices that decide whether anyone sees beyond the first slide....
Interface tabs that switch between related panels of content in the same space, used for product details, settings and dashboards. Why does it matter? Tabs save...
Vertically stacked headers that expand to reveal content, used to shorten long pages such as FAQs, product specifications and mobile navigation. At a glance Pat...
A trail of links showing where the current page sits in the site hierarchy, usually shown near the top of the page. What is at stake Breadcrumbs help people who...
The controls that let users move through multi-page lists of results, products or articles, including numbered pages, next and previous links, and load-more but...
Designing the search box, suggestions and results page of a website or app so people can find content quickly with their own words. Where most projects go wrong...
The controls that let users narrow a large list of products or results by attributes such as size, price, brand or rating. Why does it matter? Good filters turn...
Designing tables that let people scan, compare, sort and act on rows of data, such as orders, users or financial figures. At a glance Headers th elements with s...
Controls for choosing a date or date range, from simple text fields to calendar widgets used for bookings and scheduling. What is at stake Date pickers are hard...
Brief messages that appear temporarily to confirm an action or report a status, such as Saved or Message sent. The key figures Announcement status messages shou...
Visual feedback that shows a system is working, such as spinners, progress bars and step indicators, and how much remains. Where most projects go wrong The usua...
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The work behind this topic, and what it costs.