Questions tagged [ux-field]
Questions relating to the general UX field, such as career, academic aspects, its relation to other fields and disciplines, and other topics that relate to the field as a whole.
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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 ...
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Academic journals for publishing usability research?
In most scientific disciplines, research is published in academic journals, undergoing scrutiny based on quality criteria such as peer review, standardized presentation structure, etc. However, when ...
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Are there theoretical ways to create empathy between users of a product?
So I've had this question forever, but it doesn't seem like I've seen any answers to it as of yet.
We've all seen the trashfires of many social media websites, but my question still stands, is it ...
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How many error icons are enough in a nested configuration menu?
So I have been developing a way for users to track where they left mandatory fields blank, so that they can freely go back and forth between menus, the input field would just turn red. In the example ...
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When is the best moment to show an input error on a multi-tab configuration menu?
I have a configuration menu with multiple menu, tabs, and some required options. I have asked a similar question regarding this issue, but I have a more specific question. At what point should I show ...
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In atomic UX research, how do you document multiple instances of the same Fact?
For context, I'm referring to Daniel Pidcock's idea of Atomic Research.
What happens if multiple users make the same comment? For example, if 5 users all say "I wish this button was easier to ...
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What to do if respondents give "good scores" about the product in CES and SUS?
I created 2 surveys to analyze CES and SUS. My questions were about the software for people who work in call-centers suggesting real estate to potential clients. The software provides information ...
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How many months should we track and collect data before analyzing it after rolling out a new feature?
I'm a solo product designer, and this is my first time to create and apply UX metrics and KPIs in our product as well as doing UX research. So far, our company doesn't have a budget yet to hire an ...
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Regarding buttons that takes user outside the app, how do I get them back to the original app?
I have an app where the user undergoes a sign-up flow. During that flow, the user needs to enable "family sharing" on iOS which involves going into the iOS device settings and completing a ...
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How to create a web design and actually implement it via exporting to HTML code
I know it takes skill to research and create a mockup design as a UX designer, but if you want to take it to the next level - what do you do? What platform do you use to actually realize it and ...
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Where should "Unassigned" items go when considering a list filter?
I have a large data table and have some filter options. One of these options is the ability to filter by group, i.e. you can view group1, group2, group3, etc. The issue is, every item either has a ...
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How to build a case study and portfolio when you have no experience yet? [duplicate]
I am trying to make a good impression and wanted to show everything I've learned from my Google UX certification in a course I took from Coursera. How can I best show it? Is there some websites that I ...
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What are various factors to be considered for Font Selection Parameters for any applications?
I am sure there are multiple parameters and factors to be considered while selecting a font, for the application to be designed and developed. Few of the points that are straight away taken into ...
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Are UX Designers transitioning to be Product Designers though by definition both mean different?
I am seeing a steep rise in the way UX Designers are getting the type of tasks under their umbrella. For example, involvement in cost leadership & competitive advantage related discussions with ...
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UX pattern for category implementation [closed]
I have to create a UI interface to create a category hierarchy up to 7 levels, such as:
Shoes > Boots > Brand names > etc.
I also need to add functionality to edit the created category ...
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How do you keep up to date of the latest UX trends? [closed]
I am new in UI/UX and I have been seeing design systems suggested by many articles and design trends to know about. I was wondering where people are getting all these ideas or news from? Is there some ...
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Why did Ergonomics and Physical UX "fall out of the map" in the UX field?
As most UX professionals know, UX essentially began with Ergonomics and Human Factors, and from there it evolved by incorporating additional disciplines, particularly those related to the digital ...
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Progress vertical bar chart labels
I have a vertical bar chart that represents the progress of the usage. I have limited width and height to work with, but I need to make sure that the current usage and maximum usage are both shown on ...
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Is it okay to launch dark mode partially?
We are having discussions about redesigning our website (it’s a lot of work) and also going into dark mode. Some of the most high traffic areas of the site are currently in redesign (which does not ...
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Exchange or return the product with a different one
I work on a website that sells clothes on the Internet
Where the user requests a product (trousers - a T-shirt ... etc.) and upon receiving the product, he has a period of 15 days to replace the ...
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Best user experience for settings menu with required fields?
I currently am designing a settings/configuration menu and some of these pages have required fields. When the user leaves a required field empty, what should be the expected behavior when moving to a ...
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Showing icon label on mouse hover only
I'm developing a data table and I'm having trouble fitting all the columns on one screen. My main goal is to reduce the width of the table, and one of my ideas were to remove the icon label and show ...
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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 &...
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How can I relay to the user that there is a max number of profiles available?
So I currently have a list of profiles where the user can click a button to add more profiles if they wish. These profiles contain groups of devices (i.e. a phone, 2 laptops and a tv). The problem is, ...
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I have two different graphs. Should I use one legend or two legends in this case?
I have two graphs that follow the same legend. I am wondering if should use one legend for both graphs (screenshot A) or one legend for each graph. (screenshot B) I don't want to clutter the design ...
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Question based solution suggestions - Design strategy
We have seen the rise of AI like Chat-GPT that can provide feasible solutions using pre-fed data. Also, I have seen multiple applications the user on what they want, and then suggesting services/...
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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 ...
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How to account for an unknown number of profiles in an icon legend?
So im currently developing a to-do list of sorts which can be filtered by category. Both category and profiles have an unknown number since users can add as many as they want. This means the ...
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Using left, right, select buttons for up/down navigation?
I am currently designing a product which has an lcd screen and three physical buttons that allow for navigation: left, right and select. Currently, this lcd is VERY small so I have limited screen ...
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Which word is correct; Login or Log-in? [duplicate]
On which screen each of them can be used? I come across screens where it's written login in CTAs and in headers. After research I also came across screens where it was written as log-in/log in.
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Accounting too much for user error?
So I am redesigning a configuration page and I feel that our current flow is overcompensating for user error too much. Basically, when you want to make a change on a device there are four steps:
Make ...
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How to design for a table which has two different header options depending on the model
So I have a large table with lots of different column headers, lets say there are 10. Currently, under this table, there are two different model types, model A and model B. Model A uses all 10 column ...
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What's the difference between third-party surveys and follow-up questionnaires?
I know that if you want to use a follow-up questionnaire you need to use something like google forms, but I have seen in a video someone said if you want to use a third-party survyes use websites like ...
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Should UX researchers provide design recommendations?
I'm a fairly new UXR. Recently, I created a presentation deck with recommendations after testing a website. Before presenting I ran the deck by a friend who told me my recommendations might be too ...
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At which step UX writers must get involved to write UX copy for any product?
I am a UX writer and at times it gets difficult to write a UX copy in the UI design phase. I wanted to understand at which step we can be involved so that us and other tems don't face any difficulty.
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Better way to represent the text in the screen [closed]
Can someone suggest a better way to represent the text in the two screens in an Android and iOS app. It was designed by developer and I am sure we can do much better. Can we put the text inside the ...
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Should a feature be made available as a toggle button (related: Feature Flags)?
I'm designing a new feature.
It's been proposed that we make this feature a toggle that the merchant can turn on/off at their discretion.
I’m curious to know if features should be made as a toggle.
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UX Researcher Hiring Challenge Ideas
We are hiring a Senior UX Researcher to join our team and I have been given the task of coming up with a design challenge/task that the candidate will have to do at the third stage.
The idea is to ...
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Should lists of users in an organization include yourself?
We have a platform that allows access to multiple people. There are two types of roles - Admin and Member.
On the page where it displays the list of people, is it standard practice to include yourself ...
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UX of "ghost input" vs "Add" button
I've recently been noticing a pattern, in editors where you can create collections of objects (for example, in the editor for a multiple choice question when creating the possible answers), where ...
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What is best practice for sticky-navigation homepage logo; should it refresh the page or just scroll back to top?
I'm currently a fresh Chief Marketing Officer Assistant for a brand in my country. While assessing our website's performance I've come across with this problem. As you know whenever you are in the ...
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Assumptions related to PainPoints?
I am starting a simple service that helps with rent paperwork management. In this first phase of understanding the users, I bring the pertinent questions I should ask myself but also for the user.
I ...
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Did you ever had a feeling that two "Kebab" menu icons could not be next to each other?
So... I am building a shopping app and I have a slight concern about placing two "Kebab" menu icons this close to each other.
Explanation:
This is a wishlist page and user can manipulate ...
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UX Team of Two (A UX Manager & Senior UX Designer)
I am little confused with the roles of these two. What is really the difference between the UX Manager and his subordinate, a Senior UX Designer?
Currently in our team of two (2), the UX Manager will ...
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What are some design communities that I can share my articles with?
I started writing some stories on Medium and I wanted to share my work with the world, and people who are interested in design. Where do I find communities that would welcome this without me feeling ...
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Form Button Order (Save/Back/Next)
Here's the function of the buttons:
Save - gives the user an option to save and resume the task on the next visit
Back - cancel or return the previous form
Next - proceed to the next form
What would ...
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Multi-user Persona
so I'm working on a project right now that involves multi-user persona, meaning that our personas are actually families (more than one person). This is the first time that I've met this kind of user, ...
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Edit icon VS Edit CTA while redirecting the user to a different screen?
I need to redirect the user to a form which is on a different page after he clicks edit. So what is the best practise here, to use the pencil icon or edit button or anything else where it is clear ...
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Enabling fields in general section (at top) based on details selection (at bottom)
Is it bad UX to display/enable or mark mandatory fields in the general section (at top) based on details selection which is placed at the bottom?
If yes, what are the options we have in this situation?...
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How many problem statements should I create?
I'm learning UX design, I've decided to start my first project and right now and in the define stage. But I've got a doubt. How many problem statements should I create?
In the empathize stage I've ...
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