Questions tagged [design]
Design is a plan for making an object. Anything that will ever be built usually has a design up front before production of the object. A design can be a wire frame, a prototype, a schema, an image or a drawing.
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Component Library
I'm a UX Designer and want to know at what point in my project should I start building my component library? Before I wireframe, during or after.
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Two hamburger Menu Bars
The issue is having two hamburger menu bars.
Would burger menu combined with tabs be better suited for this menu section.
Menu bar #1 appears when user logs in.
Menu bar #2 is for all customers (...
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Using videos in a personal web-site, how good of an UX is that?
I've had this idea for my personal web-site that I'm really wondering what the experts of UX and design feel here think about
I really enjoy the high-end web-sites that have a video playing on the ...
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Are radio buttons considered old-school?
I'll try not to make this a general opinion question, which is against the community guidelines.
I've noticed that when I put forth an answer with radio buttons in it, there is almost always a strong ...
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What is the design system of gumroad?
I am learning web development, and in the process of taking inspiration for UI online, I came across gumroad.com. Its design is bright, colorful, blocky, doodly, etc.
I want to learn about this design,...
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What is this component called? It looks like a table but each row has different types of data
Looking for a way to distinguish this from a table component but not sure what to call it
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How would I go about designing a home screen whose sole purpose is navigating to other [5] pages?
The homescreen really only needs 5 buttons that navigate to other screens. there isn't much more to show in this page since they are static screens.
This is what the homepage looks like:
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How to display complex pricing for mentorship platform
I have an issue with my UI. I run a mentorship platform that charges $19.99/month and then users can book calls with mentors. Some mentors do not charge an additional fee so the cost is $0/call. ...
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Displaying two column data grid
In my recent application I have to design and implement a data grid which will be having only two columns. This actually use as matrix for reference purposes.
User behavior is like
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How to design a list of super sets (alternating exercises)
I've been working on a fitness journal app and have been trying to come up with a design to show your sets in a summary view.
The sets are displayed in chronological order. A super set is when you ...
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What UI component should I use to display API error or backend error?
What UI component should I use to display API error or backend error? Any best practice and what kind of UI element can I use to display it. I don't want to display it inside a form, but a sort of ...
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Flipping word animation effect
I sometimes sees some effects on websites that allows you to flip the text, for instance
We are a word company.
Where word would flip around a few adjectives like dynamics or smth like that.
Can ...
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How do you use the 4px grid in a mobile screen for iPhone 11 Pro that is 375px?
How do you use the 4px grid in a mobile screen for iPhone 11 Pro that is 375px?
Margin 16px / gutter 16px? Then it requires to be four columns with a width of 74px however, one of them should be 73px.
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Is a slight icon inconsistency ok if the icons are clear?
So I am designing something that will tell the user whether something is online or offline. The problem is, I cant decide on a final design for my icons. The various designs look better on different ...
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Different tooltips problem
So I am having kind of a issue, the client NEEDS to have 2 tooltips, as shown in the image below:
But one is on the title of the section and the other one is inside the table. My question is if I ...
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What's the reason behind UX/UI Design to use (9+) and not showing exact amount instead?
I was presenting some design work for our teams new bookmark system where you can effectively bookmark your favorite games and in the design we show (9+) if the user has bookmarked more than 9 items ...
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Check box and radio button - hover and focus states
I'm currently defining the hover and focus states for my Design System and looking at the major DSs (carbon, material, spectrum, eg) out there I see that the focus and hover definitions for these are ...
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Is the 8pt grid a meaningful tool?
In figuring out how well-known companies apply spacing in designing interfaces, I looked at a couple of mobile websites. Virtually none of them seem to apply a consistent grid system.
Google, Booking ...
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Double grid approach to display related data
This is my problem: when the user selects a record from the first table, all parameters relevant to the selected h2h column must be displayed below the table. When the user selects the second row from ...
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How to downscale the scope of startup who assumes full product as a MVP
I'm working as a hybrid designer with this company. I do UX/UI/IA/Research etc. Of course, it's too much for one person but they don't need more than one cook at the kitchen while they're setting up ...
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whats the best way to approach multiple optional forms
so I am designing a form that has multiple optional forms, where users will very rare use all of the options. I have so far thought about two different ways I could go about this.
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How to properly expand/collapse the top level of a side navbar while using the second level nav bar?
so I am designing a device manager with a two-level side navbar, where the second level is constantly showing while the top level is hidden. I am having trouble deciding on how to design the expand/...
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Problem statement in design thinking
I am new to learning the design thinking approach and currently, I gathered insights from the empathy map and want to set a problem statement but the thing is I found out that I have 4 main problems ...
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Full-width H1 vs "normal" size [duplicate]
Is there any best practice as to what to prefer from a UX perspective between a full width header title such as this and a more normal header size?
I have a consumer facing brand and it's important to ...
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Is there a better pattern for 'nested' UI select controls [Users can use THEESE or THIS]
Is there a good UI pattern for this sort of specific select case?
There is a search field for labels/tags. The user has 3 options they can select from to refine their search. These options are grouped ...
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A good design of adding lots of numbers?
I am breaking down a large number such as 1022056271142522954 into adding the individual digits, and want to show the process of adding the digits. What I have now is this, which overflows onto ...
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How do you explain information architecture to non designers?
I am working on a large financial application and would like to know few ways to present an IA or sitemap to other stakeholders (business development teams)
Do you start by explaining the goal or the ...
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What is this type of button/element called?
What is this button called? The example provided here is from AirBnB's web and is also used on mobile. It looks like an accordion, but does not expand, and instead acts like a true button.
I really ...
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How do I conduct a content inventory/audit for a site that doesn't yet exist?
so long story short: I'm working my way through a side project and am at the stage of considering the information architecture of the site.
From what I've learned, information architecture ought to be ...
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Is having a light theme necessary?
let me just preface this by saying that this question stems from my lack of knowledge about others' opinions regarding this matter, so the only prior knowledge I have is my own preferences.
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Industrial Design Reviews
When a company releases a new product a lot of people are reviewing them. But their reviews are lack of theoretical information. Only mentioning about color, shape etc. and telling it is looking good ...
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Is the charging port in Apple's Magic mouse a design failure?
I have seen people bashing Apple Computer for the charging port in Magic mouse.
The purpose of asking this question is:
If this is design failure, Apple being such a huge company and credited for ...
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How should I design this, not sure if it's a container or card
I'm currently in charge of the design system and we have this component which I'm not sure if I can consider it a card, or should I just use the general term 'container'. I tried googling and results ...
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design decision behind buttons
What is the design decision behind the buttons 'Open in app' and 'get started'?
In the image below we see two buttons or clickable links one has a boundary and another does not. But what thought ...
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Is it a good practice to change the colors of a brand or logo without changing the logo itself?
We would like to change the colors of our visual identity, brand and logo. However, I don't know if it's a good practice to change colors without changing the logo design itself. I remember several ...
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What is this stepped design/component called?
I search for flow builder or sequence but can't seem to find references on google.
This is the layout:
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Which option is better for read only mode?
I have an Angular application where I have used mat-form fields (Material components) to build the forms. Here I am having a requirement to implement a read only mode.
I hope disabling all mat form ...
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Positioning a small, unique control, next to a very large one
I have a really small UI control that looks strange next to a very large one.
This small control is what allows me to select the data to present in the list view.
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I need to make a button that will turn activated when pressed, but that cannot be pressed again
Our smart home interface has customizable buttons that activate moods like, morning, night, or away. As of now, if the user presses a mood button it changes color to signal that this mood is now ...
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What should the beep signal signify in fob design?
Fobs typically emit an audible sound, usually a beep, to indicate they have read the key which was swiped. The fob then unlocks if the key swiped was the correct key. Therefore, logically speaking, ...
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Should my apps UI/UX be as expressive and energizing as our content, or more calming to contrast? [closed]
My app is about food videos. I find food videos to be very stirring and exciting. After looking at a gorgeous meal, I tend to need a moment to regain my cool.
Should my UI/UX be as expressive and ...
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Communicating design to non-designers
How do you communicate design to non-designers? For example, a complex information architecture. Sometimes I get the impression that it is really difficult for non-designers to be able to visualize ...
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What are best practices for registration process?
I'm designing an mobile app. There are 4 input fields that users must fill all to complete the registration. Those are full name, email address, password and username. First, I thought placing all in ...
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Horizontal scroll combined with infinite scrolling page
I'm designing blocks of content that scroll left-to-right on a page that uses infinite scrolling. If the user has scrolled through a section all the way to the right, what should happen when they ...
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How to conduct a design / UX workshop with an in-house team?
I'm looking for ideas for conducting a quick, valuable design workshop (max a few hours). Only people who are involved in building the related digital product will participate (including me, also part ...
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What is the name of this control that looks like a floating toolbar called?
Google Forms uses a nice context control that looks like a toolbar, but floats towards the selected element (question):
It behaves similarly to a context menu (activated when clicking on a certain ...
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Can we create Empathy Map without creating Persona?
I am new to this UX industry. I have a task with a brief to create an Audiobook app experience & to map out and simply describe what will be your end-to-end design process to tackle this problem.
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Tradeoffs in buy-in/uptake, retention, usability and engagement when splitting an app in two (or more)
I'm designing an app that, due to its nature, has 3-4 absolutely distinct but interacting role-types. However, importantly, a single person can be tagged with any combination of these roles. One ...
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Accessibility of tables without borders
Does having a data table without cell borders affect accessibility and usability in any way? I can't seem to find an answer online. Having borders definitely increases readability. Can we say it is a ...
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How do you manage creation of a heavy and complex Information Architecture?
Please share your techniques If you have ever been working on a design or redesign of a bigger website or an app that has a complex Information Architecture. While drafting it all manually (and ...
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