Website design involves the structure of the website including the information architecture, layout, content, and the conceptual design with branding.
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What's the best way to make a user read terms and conditions before continuing a form?
What's the best way to make a user read terms and conditions before continuing a form?
Structure of Form:
Label1 [Textbox]
Label2 [Textbox]
Terms and Conditions [Textarea]
Checkbox ["I agree to the ...
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Are increase and decrease arrows redundant on scrollbars?
Surely these days users are either using touch devices to scroll with gestures or are dragging the thumb of the scrollbar or clicking inside the track. Would it be a bad idea to remove the arrow ...
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How to measure phone number views without annoying the user?
I'm working on a website where we have customer pages on which we measure user interactions such as opening a booking form or posting a review.
One of the interactions we want to measure is when the ...
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Time Scheduler UI
Working on a doctor availability schedule page. In this page I need to setup the available time for each day in a week for a doctor.
This is one time activity. Samething is repeated for every week. I ...
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Best way to display plus/minus or pros/cons short sentences
I have information in short sentences (bullet list) and each bullet could be pros/cons or plus/minus toward a product. What is the best way to display it nicely?
For example:
+ Price is cheap
+ ...
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How to incorporate a “never” value on a slider?
I have a slider in a web page (similar to this one) to control the the duration of how long to keep an item before it is removed:
The range of values goes from 0 to 90, with the value 0 being used ...
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4answers
551 views
Showing progress for a long many-step process with a discrete progress bar?
I've got a desktop-focused web application where the user is going to be initiating tasks that take a long time. Sometimes, these tasks will take hours to complete (users don't have to do anything ...
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5answers
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why are circular buttons in software/websites so rarely used?
Why are circular buttons in software/websites so rarely used? Is it purely convention or are there usability reasons behind this?
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7answers
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Help menu - “?” or “Help”?
It is a very simple question, but it has been bothering me for quite some time: when creating an application, should the help menu (in the menu bar) be called "?" or "Help"?
I can see a few ...
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4answers
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Better approach to blue/underlined for link?
We have a web application that allows users to query a database.
The results are returned in a breadcrumb style interface.
We brought this change in at a new version, and assumed it was ...
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18answers
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Are age verification banners effective?
I'm curious as to whether or not these Age Verification banners that appear on some sites are really "effective". That is to say, do these really help to deter/prevent users that are underage from ...
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13answers
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Language of language names in the language selector?
Imagine a site that's available in multiple languages. The language is detected automatically by looking at the IP or the browser header. But that's not bulletproof, so a few users might end up on a ...
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How to best deal with many thumbnails in a product image gallery
We have an image gallery with thumbnails that can be clicked to reveal a larger version of them in a viewport.
Here are some conditions that the layout needs to meet:
The Gallery has to cater to ...
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2answers
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What steps should I follow designing a web site? [closed]
I'm a web developer with basic skills in Web Design. I'm following a lot of websites containing tips and tutorials how to design.
Can you tell me what steps I should follow from the beginning to the ...
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10answers
1k views
When you hate your design and you're almost finished with it, what do you do?
I started out with a web design template that I loved. I spent a few days finding, cropping, and touching up the perfect images. I tweaked the CSS to better fit my page's style. In short-- I was in ...
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0answers
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How do I improve the visual appearance of these widgets? [closed]
How do I improve the visual appearance of these widgets? What tools are available to help me?
(I am brand new to User Experience and I don't have 10 reputation points to be allowed to post my ...
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8answers
237 views
Force a PDF download vs allowing the user to view in browser first
Every once in a while, I come across a business requirement asking me to force a PDF document to be downloaded from a website instead of opened in the user's browser. While I question this every time ...
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0answers
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What are the most important business goals of a homepage? [closed]
For a website / app homepage what are the most important business goals? Being aware of the minimal amount of time to hold the users attention, its really important that the page is designed in such a ...
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3answers
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Do users understand the browser back button?
You hear a lot about not breaking the back button on websites, but can you assume that most users know and use the back button?
Is it redundant to add a JavaScript or HTML back button/link on a page?
...
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7answers
1k views
Designing for the iPad
I'd like to make my site accessible to people that have the iPad or other iOS devices.
What considerations do I need to take into account when designing a user interface that is compatible with the ...
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2answers
160 views
Alerting visitors to a website of a current event (e.g. breaking news)
Backstory:
We have a website for a conference. As part of the process of the conference, we invite people to submit sessions, but only for a limited period of time. We want to alert visitors to the ...
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2answers
193 views
Quick Booking UX/UI design [closed]
I am using Twitter Bootstrap UI for developing screens for my application.
I created the booking / appointment page.
This page will be used by hospital staffs. They want to quickly fill the data, ...
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3answers
239 views
Single or Multi page web application
Is it better UX wise, to build a web application with traditional multi-page transitions or to have a single page application where the other components of the page use AJAX and jQuery to load content ...
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11answers
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Is there a point to paginating articles online?
Is it better to paginate a long article or show the entire article on one page?
The following is a side-by-side of the same article. On the left is page one with navigation and on the right is the ...
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10answers
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Home button vs Logo link?
Is a "home" button on the navigation required if there is a link to the homepage using the company's logo?
Increasingly I have noticed more and more websites using the logo as a link to return to ...
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3answers
231 views
How to select a small range from a calendar
I'm developing a website that involves the display of a calendar of events.
A calendar that is able to view events for several days interval is what is desired.
My crude interpretation of these is ...
8
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6answers
643 views
Is it just me or are all website UIs similar? [closed]
Why is it that every website has a navbar on the side or on the top? I have yet to see a really innovative website interface? why? Are there certain rules that most sites follow in laying out the ...
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1answer
49 views
Components of a site that would cause imitation concerns [closed]
I'm new to the web design and web comic fields.
I'm a huge fan of The Oatmeal, and thought his tile layout was a good way to share the most amount of comics for given real estate.
So, following the ...
4
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1answer
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Alternatives to failing a form to ask for additional input
I have a simple form that asks the user to enter details about an airplane he or she has flown:
The form asks for the model of the aircraft (172, 182), it's registration (N-261GY) and its home ...
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4answers
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Is the upper-left logo an acceptable place to put a master site nav menu?
For a number of reasons, having a number of main nav dropdown menus in the top bar isn't feasible. I'm considering making a master site navigation dropdown by clicking a down arrow right next to the ...
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11answers
2k views
For websites, is it better to have a variable width layout or a fixed width layout?
Due to different screen resolutions, the user experience browsing a website might be different. Is it better to layout the website with a fixed width? (and if so should there be different static ...
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0answers
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Improving communication with UX Designers [duplicate]
What is a good book (or series of articles) to read that would teach me the basics of breaking down the design of a page.
You see, whenever I see a webpage that looks great, I don't know how to ...
0
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1answer
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Colours to use in a fashion website [closed]
I am working on a fashion website for my own portfolio. However it allows users to have their own account where they can save fashion related items. A sort of Pinterest for fashion items.
Now, I know ...
0
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3answers
95 views
Does a e-commerce website site really need an 'introduction' on the homepage? [closed]
It's common on websites to have text on the homepage to introduce the company. I'm wondering if, for most websites, especially e-commerce websites that isn't actually necessary, especially when the UI ...
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2answers
687 views
Good UX for a page
I am working on a UI design. I have good CSS/HTML knowledge. But not good in UX.
Attached image is the UI I created for one page.
I tried alter it nearly 10 ways, still my customer says it looks ...
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3answers
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Redirect non-desktop users to mobile site or just change template and keep the same url?
I want to know what would be the best way to present my site to users when they are not using desktop computers (and they are using mobile phones, smartphones or tablets)? I am currently working on a ...
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4answers
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How to communicate web design mockup specifications to front-end developers?
Looking for best practices for communicating website design specifications to front-end developers for slicing.
Knowing that the developers will need more information than a visual representation of ...
2
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3answers
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How to design a futuristic-looking application
I was hoping to get some advice from some more experienced UX developers. I have been presented with a unique challenge by my customer, and I feel like I am failing.
Specifically, they want a UI that ...
0
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1answer
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Similar Template Design Causes “Imitation” Concerns
I'm new to the web design and web comic fields.
A little while back I posted this article on how to change my site design because it looked like it was from the 90s...
How to not make my website ...
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2answers
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Best Method for Adding Ingredients
I have a recipe application that has a "Add Your Recipe" feature that's current implementation looks like this:
Some notes:
Upon clicking "Add Ingredient", a ingredient form is added. Same for ...
5
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5answers
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Best way to show User Profile?
I'm working on a web application where I have to save a user's info. This form has about 20 fields. This is the format I am currently using:
Problem:
What's the best way to show these fields in a ...
6
votes
4answers
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Do I really need a back button?
I have created a webapp which the user can see many posts on the main page.
Once clicked, the window redirects to the post page.
On my navbar, I have my website logo, which when clicked redirects to ...
0
votes
1answer
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How should I effectively display result of a SQL query?
so I am making a website and I have a mysql database that stores all the information of users.
This is the structure of my database
CREATE TABLE `profile` (
`userID` INT(25) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT ...
0
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1answer
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How to design an admin panel that can contain multiple questions with multiple games related?
I'm designing a backoffice panel of a website that administrate questions and games.
The main objective is that an admin can create games that can contain one or more questions. The problem is that ...
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6answers
2k views
Contact form or mailto: link?
I'm aware that mailto: links only work for people who use a mail client. Assuming most novice users don't, is it safe to assume that contact forms are only appropriate when the target audience isn't a ...
2
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4answers
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Which is the better option Share or Post button? [closed]
On my website I am using the 'Share' button to post a comment, document, or to have a poll.
I'm confused either to use 'Share' or 'Post'.
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1answer
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ECommerce Order Confirmation Email Format [closed]
I have created a custom ECommerce application. Everything is fine. Now, I only need to send a order confirmation email detail to user and the supplier. But I am not finding any UI for this. Can ...
5
votes
1answer
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Are web sites designed with anchors (instead of individual pages), trending because of 960 grids? or is there a different concept at play?
I quite like the minimalism that a long page design provides for a landing page. By keeping everything simple and providing more focus on a core product. I just haven't been able to find many examples ...
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4answers
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Another phrasing for the term “Directions” in this case?
Below is a short browser based linux simulator for training purposes. It basically starts off with a blank screen, and gives directions for the user to enter a linux command to do a given task. If the ...
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4answers
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Submit textbox input without button
The users have a table and in the last row they have 6 different text inputs, one per column.
This inputs will define a variable in the Database.
I am trying to think how can I do it to avoid ...
