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Buttons Versus Links: What Actually Works
The difference between buttons, which perform actions, and links, which navigate to another place, and why using the right element matters. Why does it matter?...
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Form Field Labels and Placeholders: The Decisions That Matter
Form field labels and placeholders look like the smallest decisions in interface design. A label is a word or two above a box; a placeholder is gray text inside...
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A Practical Guide to Multi-Step Forms
Breaking long forms, such as applications, quotes and onboarding, into a sequence of shorter steps with a clear progression. What is at stake Splitting a long f...
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Radio Buttons, Checkboxes and Dropdowns: The Decisions That Matter
Choosing the right control for selecting options: radio buttons for one choice, checkboxes for several, and dropdowns for long lists. The key figures Radio butt...
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Toggle Switches: The Decisions That Matter
Controls that switch a setting on or off immediately, like a light switch, commonly used in mobile and settings interfaces. Where most projects go wrong The usu...
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A Practical Guide to Card-Based Layouts
Grouping related content, such as a product, article or user, into a card with an image, title and actions, arranged in grids or lists. Why does it matter? Card...
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A Practical Guide to Icons and Labels
Using icons in interfaces, and the question of when an icon can stand alone and when it needs a text label. At a glance Universal icons only a few, such as sear...
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Nielsen's Usability Heuristics: The Decisions That Matter
Ten broad rules of thumb for interface design published by Jakob Nielsen, such as visibility of system status and error prevention, used to evaluate usability....
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Heuristic Evaluation, Done Properly
A usability inspection method in which a few evaluators review an interface against established heuristics and list the problems they find. The key figures Eval...
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Card Sorting, Done Properly
A research method where participants group topics or content items into categories, revealing how they expect information to be organized. Where most projects g...
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Tree Testing: What Actually Works
A research method that tests a site's navigation structure by asking participants to find items in a text-only version of the menu hierarchy. Why does it matter...
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Usability Test Sample Sizes: The Decisions That Matter
How many participants to include in usability studies, depending on whether the goal is finding problems or measuring performance. At a glance Qualitative testi...
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