5
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1answer
123 views

Tile UX: Is there too much information in these tiles?

I'm working on a flashcard application - I really like the UX of skydrive.com and want to apply the tile paradigm to this app. In the app, Cards belong to Sets belong to Folders. A Folder is ...
2
votes
4answers
122 views

How I can make primary navigation links look more like buttons?

I've recently revamped the navigation bar on my website and I'm trying to explore simple changes that will make the links appear less like flat text, and more like clickable buttons. I've added icons ...
2
votes
1answer
56 views

Link destinations

If the interface that I am working on has 3 lists: A) Top 10 performing companies B) 10 recent transactions across those 10 companies C) Top 10 performing promotions across those companies The ...
6
votes
5answers
237 views

Visual differentiation between in-site links to outbound links

I'm trying to solve the differentiation between in-site links vs. outbound links. Currently I'm using for all links the blue from my palette and underline on hover. Due to the nature of the site, that ...
10
votes
5answers
321 views

Should printed graphics of a domain start with www, uppercase/lowercase? How to make the user understand that it's a domain?

Consider a car used by a company which has "advertising" printed on it regarding the actual company. How should domains be displayed on such a car? Is there any research regarding this? With a wide ...
9
votes
3answers
213 views

Identify different types of clickable shapes?

We're building an application that is like an interactive flow chart. When users are viewing the flow chart, they can interact with certain shapes: Link to another flow chart. Link to an external ...
6
votes
4answers
146 views

Why is there a link to the current page?

If you are reading this, that might mean that you have opened this question (or maybe previewing the question). If you have indeed opened this question, when you click on the question title it links ...
0
votes
3answers
140 views

Why two kind of links should be visually different in a site? [closed]

In a site we have different kind of links, some are pure user related, some are pure navigational. Some are linked headings (which are black). Are we going too far away from best practices? Is there ...
2
votes
3answers
161 views

How should the [Big Buy Now Button] in the right gutter be linked?

I'm redisigning my website and would like to know how the "Big Buy Now Button" in the right gutter should be linked. This button will be available on every page of the site. I sell two software ...
112
votes
12answers
6k views

Why shouldn't we use words such as 'here' and 'this' in textlinks?

Over the years of surfing on the web I have found numerous examples of people saying that you shouldn't use the word "here" in a textlink etc. Personally I like the idea of using the word, because it ...
7
votes
4answers
255 views

Actionable form element size

I am not a UI designer by any means. I have noticed in the last year or two that important buttons/links...etc on many websites now have very big click zones. I must say that I appreciate it, as ...