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Can we do better than CAPTCHA?
There are a variety of different forms of CAPTCHA and other strategies in order to prevent spam. To briefly list a few:
Simple math or word questions.
Obfuscated text.
JavaScript-based CAPTCHAs.
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0
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0answers
66 views
Best practices for mutiple buttons.
I need some help with the layout of multiple buttons/link that have to be laid out in a row.
The delete button is furthest from the others in order to avoid error, but I will have a confirmation ...
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1answer
49 views
How can I direct the user to add a home screen widget after configuring it?
I have an Android app which includes a home screen widget with complicated configuration options. To make it easier to configure a widget, I've made it possible to set up a widget configuration in an ...
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0answers
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Questions to ask a target group when the product isn't defined - only the outcome of the project
We're redesigning a site for a client and the purpose of the website is to connect the brand to a specific subject.
If you as a consumer want to know more about the subject – then this is the site ...
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4answers
3k views
Comparison between Android and IOS apps UI one-to-one
I am currently doing some research trying to describe differences between IOS and Android UI in detail. I know, there are a few questions before and some stuff on Google (I'm already going through ...
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0answers
51 views
Web designer without knowledge of designing tools [closed]
I am working for a company dealing with websites and static webdesign. They put me as a "web designer". After that they provide me PSD/setof image and a wire frame. Using html/css/jquery i was created ...
14
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7answers
652 views
Registration: Username and password or email and password
During a registration process what would the reasons be for using: username/password or email/password combinations to register the user?
Is it a case of identification once in the system (may be ...
23
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9answers
1k views
What is a good way to display infinite nested comments?
Is there a way to do infinite nested comment threads in a way that doesn't look horrible? I realize that one could simply restrict the levels of nesting, but perhaps there's a better way of indicating ...
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2answers
44 views
Mobile site: contribute functionality yes or no?
I'm currently busy with a mobile version of a website, but I wonder if I should allow the user to add reviews / upload photo's ed. First of all, they have to log-in and then they have to fill in a ...
21
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10answers
4k views
What are the negative and positive aspects of dark color scheme?
I am using Light-on-dark color scheme (dark background with light text) in my application.
My question is, what are the negative and positive aspects of this color scheme and why this color scheme ...
0
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3answers
84 views
Action after clicking Delete button
Action after delete button should be:
yes - no
or:
Delete - cancel
Which colors (Red,Green) should be used with buttons?
Which one should be Red and which one should be Green?
2
votes
1answer
62 views
What's the Best UI to Configure a Database Connection String
What is the best approach to allow users to configure database connections? The connection could either be SQL or Oracle. I'm building a WPF desktop application. Ideally this is the type of setting ...
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0answers
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Methods to guide(Help) first time visiter of the website [closed]
My questions is
How to help user who is visiting your website for the first time.
So that they clearly get what website is about.
and need not to struggle with the website.
I am looking for ...
3
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1answer
168 views
Would the Quick return design pattern that is utilized in Google+, Google Now, Chrome also suit well in Gmail on Android?
The Quick return design pattern is a feature that makes the action bar/split action bar to dissipate as a user begins scrolling down content, just to reappear as soon as the user starts scrolling up. ...
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2answers
79 views
Name for Monospace vs Proportional fonts?
If one wants to classify all fonts as either monospace (fixed-width) or proportional (variable-width), then how should this property of a font be called?
8
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6answers
317 views
Do iOS application icons need to be updated for iOS 7?
as a graphic designer, would an application icon need to be updated to match the simplicity and flat UI of iOS 7? Do you think this would contribute to the UX overall?
2
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4answers
145 views
Why is the user experience of licence agreements always so terrible?
Why is it that the user experience of licence agreements always seems to be intentionally unpleasant and difficult?
The font is nearly always too small. The text is dense and difficult to scan. ...
3
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1answer
43 views
Email Verification for Paid Subscription-based App
We're developing a paid, subscription-based application and are currently contemplating different sign up flows. How does one go about verifying the users email address elegantly?
Email addresses are ...
0
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2answers
63 views
How to analyse the result of a focus group which has given highly diverse opinions
I was involved in a recent focus group study where we had six different requests from the users about what they wanted in the site (And all six are different and dont really have any correlation with ...
3
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1answer
68 views
Reliable sources about UI/UX best practices in Japan?
Everything I read about usability on western websites is mostly the opposite of what I'm told to do at my workplace in Japan.
For example :
- make landing pages as crowded as possible
- avoid share ...
1
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1answer
56 views
How do I get my client to focus when he wants to do only more?
I am facing a classic situation where my client has drawn a gigantic mindmap with branching nodes and trees and given it to me for scoping out the project he wants built,
Now I know that 80 percent ...
2
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1answer
128 views
How to handle “Facebook style” slide in / fly in / side navigation menu in iOS7?
With the recent announcement of iOS 7 a new system wide slide from left edge to right gesture to go back has been introduced. This appears to affect applications that use navigation controllers. When ...
0
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0answers
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How to create prototypes with Axure RP 6.5 maintaining a 960 width for my content? [migrated]
I want to create the following 2 prototypes:
1)
The content of the page is in a 960px width centralized. On screens like 1024, the left and right side has a single background color, say orange. The ...
59
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13answers
4k views
Why does the email subject appear before the body when composing an email?
Note: I am not talking about reading experience, I am focusing on the experience of composing email.
I am very aware of this issue since it happens to me all the time, and I am pretty sure that it ...
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0answers
34 views
UX/UI Designer in NYC [closed]
Hi I'm looking for a good NYC based UX/UI designer to do some freelance work. Any job boards or individual resumes would be helpful.
2
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4answers
219 views
How to design batch adding in a web application?
I'm creating a web application with batch adding and batch editting function. Could anyone suggest an interface on how this will go about?
Im using PHP as the server side language. I am creating an ...
2
votes
3answers
456 views
Standard for entering latitude/longitude in text fields
Is there a standard for users to enter latitude and longitude into two text fields?
Decimal degrees is probably easiest, as it can be entered in one single fell swoop. The standard for geocaching ...
0
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2answers
65 views
Best practices for naming steps in a workflow (status labels)?
I've been unable to find a good guide for naming steps in a workflow (status labels).
What are some principles / best practices?
If you're curious, my specific case is:
I have a system where users ...
0
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0answers
22 views
Explaining embeddable widgets to not so tech users
I need to design a view for two embeddable widgets (login and calendar) on a web-app for desktop browsers. The view should explain what the widgets are and how should the user set them up. Is there ...
0
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0answers
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Support Lifecycle - anyone have a good example? [closed]
I am trying to create a nice way to display support lifecycle for a series of product. Most other companies simply display humongous tables, but I want something that is a bit more easy to read and ...
2
votes
1answer
52 views
How should a “mains failure” indicator be designed on a UPS?
I've already faced this issue twice. There's a UPS and its mains cable is loose and all of a sudden the cable just falls out so the UPS gets disconnected from the mains. So it starts beeping which ...
2
votes
1answer
39 views
Loading several files
I am part of application development team.
We are writing an application which takes several geographic files (shape files) and finds where a coordinate intersects with each of the files
I would like ...
162
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4answers
7k views
Why do progress bars animate backwards?
Gmail's new loading bar drew my attention to this today:
The colored pattern inside the bar animates from right to left.
The Mac OS progress bars do the same:
Is there a reason for this? If I ...
3
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4answers
92 views
How to gauge whether customers would use an advanced feature
I am working on a new design for bank reconciliation in a piece of accounting software. We have identified our users' existing workflows and problems with our current design from an earlier round of ...
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4answers
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Is there a problem with using black text on white backgrounds?
Why do a lot of websites use a text color other than #000000 black when the background is white?
For instance, this text will be displayed using a dark grey:
.post-text {
color: #333;
}
Have ...
2
votes
3answers
72 views
How to display multiple options for settings page using icons?
Question
For a mobile app, how should we display multiple options (say, 20 options are available) in a settings page using icons?
Example:
Fig.1: All Options in One Screen Activity.
All ...
7
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10answers
194 views
Does the average user understand the median?
I have a bunch of statistical data and I want to present a short summary to the user (non-technical consumer). Now I want to show an average and need to decide between arithmetic mean and median. From ...
4
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2answers
59 views
How to indicate selected item in table if I'm already using formatting?
I have a table of related items. Let's call them orders. Users can select an item from the table and full details will be displayed in a separate section below the table. I move the currently selected ...
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3answers
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14
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6answers
767 views
How to show the user the possibility to sort a column with space problems
I am working with a big table with 20 columns and a lot of information.
I know that the most common way to indicate that a column is sortable is by adding a little arrow at the right or left of the ...
1
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1answer
63 views
Why did Gmail for Android move all actions to the top?
On the release of the new Gmail app for Android, I noticed that they moved all of the primary actions for messages to the top of the screen. As a user, I really liked how delete, archive, and mark as ...
4
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3answers
205 views
How annoying is it to see your native language rendered with no accents?
I'm localizing my iOS app. All of the screen text, though, is rendered in a handwriting font made by our designer... that contains no special characters. (Yeah, roll your eyes. Go for it.)
As I'm now ...
2
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1answer
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Share buttons on landing pages : good or bad for conversion?
It seems that there are many contradictory opinions as to whether it's advised or not to put social sharing buttons on a landing page.
Some say it's good and some say it lowers the conversion rate.
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0
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2answers
63 views
Is there a standard name for ios-style cross-sliding lists? [closed]
I'm googling around for a javascript implementation of ios-style nested <ul>'s. I'm simply talking about the extremely common navigation where you tap a list item (usually with an arrow next to ...
2
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4answers
718 views
Displaying a large data set in a table cell
What is the best way to display a large data set, e.g. 50 words, in a table cell? I am thinking maybe a linkable piece of text such that when clicked, displays a popup box with the full text. ...
0
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2answers
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Menu restructing quandry
http://www.scic.com is the site.
We have a menu structure similar to this on our site using jQuery Simplemenu.
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| MENU 1 ...
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4answers
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Should you still include “Follow us” with your social icons on the web? [closed]
I have been seeing a weaning out of the label follow us with social icons. Tell me if you think it adds value or doesn't affect the site. An example of a site that uses it is Mod Cloth. One that ...
3
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4answers
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A simplified version of UX designer competencies
I have been asked before about describing my role as a UX architect, and I was thinking about the background of people working in UX design as being either graphic/visual design, software ...
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3answers
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Is fixed, persistent navigation now considered good UX?
I've noticed a massive trend with sites making their navigation menus persistent (always visible when the user scrolls), and am considering doing it on a site I'm working on (it may likely have fairly ...
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0answers
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How do people react to voice commands in AI?
I couldn't find a similar question, please let me know if there is.
I'm looking for documentation on how people react to talking to an artifical intelligence system like, say, Siri (especially now ...
