Questions tagged [ux-designer]
Concerns and thoughts about being a UX Designer. This is an abstract tag. It may not directly be linked to a specific problem. It caters to being a UX designer and the career aspects of it.
360
questions
3
votes
3
answers
427
views
People like to read their own names and not others? - UX Design - psychology [closed]
I read somewhere that people secretly hate to read the name(s) of other people/product over and over again. They only like to see their own names.
And that is why most people draw tattoos of their ...
- 131
3
votes
3
answers
243
views
Pre-selection states and pre-requisite choices
I'm trying to create a selection which has a pre-requisite state that must be selected, before you can select additional checks within that check.
So unless a user selects an 'Enhanced Check' they ...
- 6,306
3
votes
3
answers
988
views
The title in the app bar
What do you think about placing text labels (description) from a tab menu into an app bar?
Does this comply with Google material design? And is it helpful from UX point of view?
- 181
3
votes
1
answer
207
views
Why are left nav bars becoming more popular in darker colours?
Over the past 18 months i have noticed that a lot of twitter bootstrap admin and other themes with left nav bars are now using a black or dark blue colour.
e.g. https://wrapbootstrap.com/themes/admin
...
- 175
3
votes
1
answer
353
views
Can Toggles be used instead of Checkboxes?
I have seen multiple applications going for safe usage of checkboxes while there is a multi-select scenario of options shown in list or under one category.
What is the rationale of having checkboxes ...
- 1,114
3
votes
2
answers
69
views
Two People screen sharing in MS Teams
Is there any references that anyone knows or has done research on why the applications like teams or webex do not allow two people to share the screen at the same time ?
Eg: I am sharing my screen to ...
- 1,114
3
votes
1
answer
110
views
What ux method can I use to verify the success of Subscription Model of my app? [closed]
I'm currently have an application project but I cannot disclose more information about it. I would like to know what specific methods can I use to verify if the "Subscription Model" idea that I have ...
3
votes
1
answer
433
views
How to create a feel of urgency while showing remaining time (in days) on a WebUI ?
I'm creating a site where I have different products for sale. For many products, the sale get closed after a certain amount of time(like after a week). I want to put some kind of indicator with '...
- 423
3
votes
1
answer
83
views
How to incorporate a rating scale and an alert setting onto the same scale?
I am currently trying to design an app and part of the app is being able to monitor data and set alerts when the data reaches a certain point. There are 6 different metrics that are being tracked and ...
- 1,146
3
votes
3
answers
3k
views
What is the difference between point of view and user story?
POV - [User . . . (descriptive)] needs [Need . . . (verb)] because [Insight . . . (compelling)]
User story - "As a , I want so that "
and this sounds same to me. What's the difference?
- 51
3
votes
3
answers
332
views
Should I focus on consistency or flexibility for user experience design?
I am building a complex system to manage a bunch of data. I am struggling in whether to focus on consistency or flexibility. Or maybe its just the best practice in how these systems are suppose to be ...
- 2,131
3
votes
4
answers
346
views
Is it odd to display search results for fields that are not visible in a table?
We have a web product that displays "widgets" in a table. Each row has the name of the widget along with other attributes such as color and size. In order to keep a manageable number of columns, we ...
- 847
3
votes
2
answers
261
views
Is the Agile Manifesto based on UX philosophies (or vice versa)?
Looking at the statements in the agile manifesto, it seems to reflect user-centered design principles quite well.
With a few very minor wording changes, it would probably work for a UX manifesto. I ...
- 26.7k
3
votes
2
answers
16k
views
The right Layout grid for iOS UI design
I just downloaded the free iOS 13 GUI for figma and I tried to see whether their app templates follow a standard grid layout format, and by the way it looks they don't - components are not aligned ...
- 131
3
votes
6
answers
115
views
How to place 3 textbox in 1140px width of card? There are 2 tabs in card. width is fixed due to content in other tab
The width is 1140px width.
The content in tab 1 is more and takes width 1140px.
so to maintain consistency can't change or make smaller width
Suggest any other layout or better solution
Find attached ...
3
votes
3
answers
176
views
alert users that clicking on the button takes the scroll?
i have a big problem for mobile users:
i have a google maps that has a width 100% (or less some pixel), if i touch the screen on the map the scroll is inside the map and not scroll of window...
So ...
- 263
3
votes
1
answer
392
views
Best approach to toggle button & Placeholder for date?
What is the best approach (i.e to add some icon or text etc) to show user that this section/button/menu is toggleable or we have more option on left or right on the controls? Right now I'm using <&...
- 423
3
votes
2
answers
155
views
Is there a minimum viable number of personas you could use?
I seem to always end up making 5-8 personas in any business I work for. Sometimes we end up with more, but rarely (if ever) less. I love using personas and think they're an invaluable tool...but I ...
- 2,117
3
votes
1
answer
1k
views
On screen, one to many mapping and then many to many mapping is present,so I want to enforce the user to complete flow. Need better UX for it
We are working on a web application where we need to create a screen which will have number of attributes. The screen has one to many mapping and then many to many mapping due to which the design of ...
- 451
3
votes
1
answer
287
views
Next-Article Indicator for Infinite Scroll Setup (Mobile Web)
Was looking into the idea of implementing some kind of indicator for a multi article experience (ex.content ticker + progress bar).
Want to get anyones thoughts on the necessity of such a feature ...
3
votes
1
answer
341
views
How do we convey a web page or app for different age groups?
A children's book is colorful and has large letters. At the same time, when we grow up, letter size is reduced by age, and in old age there is much less color and letters are larger. So, if a page is ...
3
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Making Form Wizard friendly as possible
It would be easy if my audiences are computer literate already or somehow has knowledge in using computers.
This is my first time designing for those who are not.
I have Cancel/Back and Next button ...
- 331
3
votes
2
answers
315
views
List selection with read and write permission
We have a list selection control, which has a special function to set read only or read write permissions while moving to "selected list" the current design is like in the below image.
To work with ...
- 51
3
votes
3
answers
219
views
How to describe what UX Developer does?
UX is often related to designing so it is more acceptable when people mention UX Designer to deliver wireframes, prototypes user research and more. What about UX Developer? How does both of it differs ...
- 105
3
votes
1
answer
106
views
Is it reasonable for a development team (or person) to expect complete UI/UX when you're the sole UX person on a team? [closed]
I work for a small startup, and I'm the sole UX designer, responsible for a couple of products. I also have the duty of ‘product owner’ managing the sprints and epics we tackle every two weeks. I’ve ...
2
votes
3
answers
6k
views
Displaying Long Lists of Items on Web & Mobile
What are the best UX practices for displaying quick reference long lists such as these in the image below?
This page is used for quickly referencing what a user is allowed to eat on a diet. For this ...
- 179
2
votes
4
answers
797
views
How to best show users "unseen" stories
Context - I have an application which shows a feed of stories, with new stories coming in live.
Definition -
Seen: When a particular story card has come on the screen it is marked as "seen". User ...
- 121
2
votes
4
answers
761
views
How to define a many to many (teacher - student) mapping visually?
Let's say we have a teacher student relation. On one side, we have a list of teachers and on the other, we have a list of students.
What is the best way (visually appealing as well) to inform the ...
- 25
2
votes
5
answers
2k
views
How many steps should a form wizard have?
Currently I'm designing a website that has a form wizard, the form wizard has 11-12 steps and I personally thought that are too many steps for a form wizard, is that still a good number for a form ...
- 1,779
2
votes
2
answers
138
views
"More" as a menu item
I'm dealing with a relatively large menu.
I'm thinking about displaying the more important items (6) and create a "More" item that displays the less important ones (5).
I've tried to make ...
- 317
2
votes
5
answers
2k
views
Positioning a Toggle Button, Left or Right side of the page?
Recently, I've observed that most buttons are positioned towards the right-side of screens. And thus, sparked a question about positioning toggle buttons and checkboxes. Would love to hear your ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
74
views
What is the term for an actual UI specialist?
The currently omnipresent term for someone involved in designing, prototyping, testing and refining the usability of online and desktop interfaces is "UX/UI designer".
Alas, that term is ...
- 372
2
votes
2
answers
269
views
should I have two buttons that do the same thing on the same page?
I currently have a header and on that header there is a plus button with three options, one of them being add expenses. On the expenses page of my app, I can't decide whether there should be a second &...
- 1,146
2
votes
3
answers
226
views
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 ...
- 1,146
2
votes
4
answers
418
views
Where to find participants for User Research Interviews?
If you are not able to source users through the client or pay a recruitment firm, what are the alternatives to find participants for User Research Interviews? Do you search for participants through ...
- 309
2
votes
1
answer
552
views
How can I display chat widget on mobile without affecting other artifacts?
I want to know a best way to display user chat icons on mobile, as these widgets are overlapping with other artifacts of screen. In mobile due to lack of space, overlapping of icons is appearing.
...
- 37
2
votes
2
answers
240
views
How opaque should a secondary text be?
There is a debate between the UI and the UX staff about "How opaque should a secondary text be?"
This is the example UI:
The design is meant to be minimalist. We use only black & white, no ...
- 123
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Keyboard key access for Toggle Button?
In material design when I try to access Toggle Button via Keyboard, the spacebar is used as an action button. Why not Left/Right keyboard keys are not used as action buttons.
What is the right key for ...
- 2,934
2
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Is strike through text a good indicator for an item in a list for being deactivated
In a healthcare product how will we show deactivated list items. I have given two options below where the first one is strike through option, which is there already in the older product and a new ...
2
votes
1
answer
146
views
What UI/UX Designers do in office besides designing? [closed]
First of all, I apologize if the question is off-topic. I am struggling and couldn't find the right platform nor reading materials on this topic.
How can UI/UX Designer stay inspired, motivated and ...
- 653
2
votes
3
answers
387
views
Maps - Advanced Search
So here's an interesting one. The product is: imagine google maps, we map all places, but places change throughout time. As place names and borders change, we are collecting data on historical places. ...
- 380
2
votes
3
answers
605
views
UX and UI in different teams
I am looking to get some advice. My company are looking to split the UX designers and UI designers up. The UX designers would be sitting in their own team while the UI designers would be sitting in ...
2
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How many levels should an accordion have?
As a guidance how many levels should an accordion have ?
I have an issue of working on a site that currently does as deep as four levels. resulting in inconsistent interaction styles with each ...
- 121
2
votes
3
answers
4k
views
What are some of the alternatives to Floating Action Button?
I'm working on designing an Android and iOS app that requires to have a global "Add Item" button visible to users across all app pages.
Some of the options that came to mind are as below:
Adding a ...
2
votes
2
answers
527
views
What's the best place to display important information on mobile screen
I am working on a fitness tracking app and need to display few statistic on the home page. My home page will be entirely covered by map with some opacity and on top of it I need to display few ...
- 106
2
votes
1
answer
112
views
How can one design User Experience? [duplicate]
This question is bit off but I always wondered about this. here it goes, how can one call himself as an UX Designer?, when it is a feeling which is experienced by the end user, not like creating an ...
- 858
2
votes
1
answer
271
views
How far should I go with the prototype in regards to design?
I am building my first mobile app with the ionic platform:
http://ionicframework.com/
I am currently using the Ionic creator tool to create the visual of the mobile app.
This is my first prototype, ...
- 123
2
votes
5
answers
2k
views
Is it a bad practice if we position breadcrumb to the right side of page header?
Our website is a marketing based site. We don’t have more than 4 levels in breadcrumb and have lots of space in the right side of the website.
Is there any issue if we put the breadcrumb on the right ...
- 29
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Best way to show more than 3 tabs on one single mobile screen?
Whats the best way to show more than 3 tabs on one single mobile screen?
- 79
2
votes
2
answers
427
views
What is the true defintion of a UX Designer?
I often see job listing with UX Designer/Developer. Sometimes just UX Designer. I want to know following things:
What is the true definition of a UX designer?
And why it is sometimes both designer ...
- 23