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Should we use a sound/jingle when users arrive on our site or open our app?
What is your opinion on having a sound jingle when starting the website or the app?
Imagine hearing the brand name spelled out or sung out just once (5 seconds).
The intention would be:
evoking ...
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Why did Microsoft put close and minimize buttons on the Office splash screens?
Starting with Office 2010, Microsoft put a minimize and close button on the upper right corner of the splash screens of the various Office apps. But, the splash screen is up for such a short time, ...
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What are the reasons against using a Splash Screen for a website?
I have a client who insists on having a splash screen on their website and I'm trying to persuade him against it. I'd like a listing of reasons against the use of a flash/silverlight-based splash ...
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Fast-loading splash screen or flashy, progress-based splash screen? [closed]
This is a fairly subjective question, but in my opinion most discussion on UX is at least a little subjective.
So basically I could choose a fast-loading splash screen that essentially displays an ...
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Software startup screens [closed]
I know there is advice (and very good advice at that) to generally not have startup/welcome screens in software.
Our software I think has a legitimate need for one, our free download is served from ...
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Startup screens: “Show this page at startup” vs. “Don't show this on startup”
I'm currently working on an iOS app where the user is presented with a startup screen until the user disables it.
I am insisting that this startup screen should have an already ticked checkbox that ...
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Introduction Screen Acceptable on Mobile?
I am making a calculator app that uses some new ideas for data manipulation. The details aren't important, only that the user needs to be taught new principles.
Recently, there has been some talk ...
