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. At a glance Framing critique against stated goals, not pers...
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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. What...
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How to Avoid Deceptive Design Patterns
Deceptive design patterns are interface choices that steer people toward decisions they did not intend to make: a fee that appears only on the last screen, an a...
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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. The...
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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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Permission Prompts and Notifications: The Decisions That Matter
How an app or website asks for access to things such as notifications, location, camera or contacts, and when it chooses to ask. Why does it matter? A request t...
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Sign-In and Authentication Design: What Actually Works
The screens and rules for creating an account, signing in and recovering access, including passwords, passkeys, one-time codes and multi-factor authentication....
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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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Carousel Design: What Actually Works
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....
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A Practical Guide to Tabs Design
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...
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How to Get Accordion Design Right
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...
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Breadcrumb Navigation Design: What Actually Works
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...
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