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Is there an optimised UX for syncing sound to visual cues?
I'm building an (Android) app that displays realtime visuals of musical timing, which is supported by audio cues (metronome click).
I'm looking to implement a mechanism for the user to correct for any ...
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Help with user onboarding UX
Background : I am creating an app that caters to the new parents to track details about their kid's activities etc. As part of onboarding, I want to capture details about their kid, presently it is ...
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On a phone, navigating to next item in a list
This is a question for the phone UI.
I have an app where people can store documents. The main page shows users a scrollable list of their documents. They can then tap to view an individual document. ...
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Should user need to be told how many files there are to be downloaded?
We have a link that says "Download" so the user can download transcripts.
Does this link need to be more explicit? eg, "Download 2 files"
Does there need to be indication if the ...
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UX Process: What to do when first given a task?
i’ve been doing some research on how to go about the UX process. Guides tend to show the full blown process which can take a long time and seem to require a certain level of organisational UX maturity....
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Chevron / drop down to activate keypad
I want users to understand how to adjust the quantity of products.
We can't include a dropdown and allow users to input text. So for now, we're removing the dropdown and allowing text input only.
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Handling and parsing string with multiple elements to the form using one input
We have a problem that we want to solve in the most intuitive way.
There is a modal with one text input, but the requirements are for user to be able to put one OR multiple email in it. This is needed ...
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Improve experience when using anchor link from different touchpoints
My detail page on mobile app is setting with different sections and have a tab menu fixed on top when scrolling. The issue that I have right now is, each section can be a separate touchpoint on other ...
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Showing year on year data visually in a map
I am working on visualizing year-on-year data in a map. This data needs to be shown on the map, show what year the data was recorded in, and convey the frequency/total amount of records at a specific ...
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How can I make dropdowns more tied to the graphs that they control?
(question copied from https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/162197/need-help-with-a-color-coded-design since commenter there suggested this is the appropriate forum)
I am but a simple BA, ...
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Is a process secure if it's not perceived as such?
We just finished research for an article on 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) and, while writing the report on the insights, I got wondering on this particular finding: Our research indicates that most ...
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Design suggestion for a register page via smartcard
Context
Developing a Login/Registration page
Security is very important
To reduce code complexity, I want to use just one controller and FXML page.
I want to create a form to register three users at ...
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Is the standard notification badge color always red, or can it be something else?
First, I asked GPT what the standard notification badge color is. Is it always red, or can it be something else? GPT said that it can depend on the branding. If the brand's color is blue, then we can ...
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Selection state position after selecting/onload
I'm wondering for a UI element like this, where users can select an option, what should the on-load positioning be? Should the selected item be first? or should I have a divider for selected and the ...
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Searchable input field with dropdown or search field in dropdown?
In location input field that has a dropdown on click, is it best practice for the input field to also be a search field to filter through the dropdown results, or treat the input field more as a ...
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WCAG' Non-text contrast requirements, what exactly are the guidelines with hover?
WCAG does a weird job of explaining their non-text contrast requirements with hover states.
Within their "Understanding non-text contrast" documentation, they have this bizarre example:
As ...
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How to best showcase selected state of visually important elements
I'm creating a feature to select profile badge – how might I best showcase the selected state?
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iOS alert that is not dismissable
I have a new feature in our iOS app, where we are uplifting user data from their device to the cloud. The process could take up to a minute, or 2 mins as an absolute extreme case.
A use case is that a ...
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Is there a known reason why Google favors paid content over free?
This is something I've always wondered about. Maybe I'm too old and got stuck in Berner Lee's Internet dream, but it truly shocks me that between a free and a paid version of the same content, Google ...
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What do you call a UI menu that has controls whose state will not be stored or persist?
We have a UI that shows an audio equalizer and a control menu that pops up on clicking a gear icon. Changing the settings in the control menu will immediately update the equalizer but the settings don'...
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How should the form behave when only a single question requires loading?
This is a form for an airlines platform that users need to fill to proceed checking in to their flight. The country dropdown may or may not change the questions below it depending on the country but ...
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Designing an elevator with smartphone to elevator button pressing and smartphone vibration and notification upon arrival
Elevators make us reason about mathematics (for instance, vectors... when an elevator goes from one floor to another, you can visualize the vector pointing from one floor, with a number, to another ...
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Is the word "loading" user-friendly?
Working on a feature for our app that tells the user when the app is loading. We want to include a loading spinner icon, and I think accompanying the icon with just the word "Loading" is ...
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Show short background processes outcome on UI?
I have a workflow where when opening the workflow, a background user authentication is done to know if user has proper rights to execute the workflow. Now the check is usually very quick (<2 ...
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Should I use error toast to show error codes?
I'm trying to understand if it's a good practice to use error toast to show the error code/number (like error -XXX) besides the error message. Something like this:
There was a problem fetching the ...
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Usability & Functional testing
I'm now doing a test plan for an app total revamp. The testing will include both functional(if it works according to plan, no errors, doesn't break) and usability(if it's intuitive, if the wayfinding ...
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Having trouble getting users to read and understand two sentences that are entirely for their benefit. Suggestions?
I have an appliance service business with online scheduling.
Sometimes, I would like to give customers a little information about their repair and have them actually read and understand it. The ...
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How do I make sure that the user enters their input fields correctly?
I have two input fields which need to be formatted a certain way. Ipv4 addresses need to have the "." to separate the numbers and ipv6 addresses need to have ":". I'm not sure what ...
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Placement of refresh cta
We have one widget wherein we need to place a refresh CTA on clicking will load new information on another item.
In an ideal sceanrio Refresh should be placed at widget level which gives clear info ...
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How would you place multiple buttons in a multi-step form? The User should be able to save ( for drafts) and proceed. Being able to go back and cancel
With this multi-step form, the user should have the opportunity to save each intermediate step (draft) and not just at the very end. The user should be able to cancel the process without saving and he ...
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Can persona photos be watermarked shutterstock images or illustrations?
I am a new UX Designer building my first portfolio. I have a project where I have personas "photos" as a cute illustration, in which some have watermarks and others don't.
Here are my two ...
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Online portfolio or Offline portfolios?
I am a working individual who wants to switch over to UX design.
I am trying to create a portfolio for my first project, but I am conflicted: I am not sure whether my portfolio should be a web page or ...
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Components in graph based UI with more complex interactions
Something that I noticed has become a feature of complex no-code software applications is the use of graph-like interfaces with more complex interactions such as the Unreal Engine 5 user interface.
I ...
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How can a diagramming application be accessible via screen reader for content creator
We have an application that uses diagrams and have made it accessible with full keyboard navigation and screen reader providing situational awareness for readers.
But I can't find anywhere how someone ...
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One group of filters applying to the whole page and another group to one section of dashboard, what should be hierarchy and positioning of filters?
I am working on a product that has an overview page - where users can find two sections statistics and a data table.
At the top of the hierarchy, we display the date and 'partner' filters that apply ...
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What are the specific breakpoint sizes that Apple uses and references in their design guidelines? [duplicate]
Does someone know, What are the specific dimensions (primarily width) of the breakpoint sizes that Apple uses and references in their design guidelines, name as the XS, SM.... XXL?
Reference: https://...
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Alert message component variants
I work in an e-commerce platform and we recently had a lively discussion about the variations of our alert message.
Would you agree that it is useful to have different versions of an alert or would ...
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Segmented control vs toggle switch
We have a dashboard that allows a user to see all jobs belonging to their firm. These jobs are split into two tabs:
Upcoming jobs
Requested jobs (but haven't been yet been confirmed by us. Once it's ...
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What are the high level requirements common to all business apps?
I know that every application will have its unique requirements, and I am looking for something REAL high level such as the following where I could assign all other specific requirements under a topic....
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The best usability for accepting an address from a user
Let us assume that there is no feature for an autocomplete, and that lookup's based on a zip code are not possible.
The usual UI for an address block is usually:
Apartment, house number
Building name,...
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Side-bar Navigation pattern
I recently discovered a new UI pattern for the hamburger menu, displayed in the centre of a sidebar, even for e-commerce sites, but I can't find any resources/inspirations or examples. I'm wondering ...
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Pedestrian street crossing signs [closed]
Are there any geographies where pedestrian crossing signs indicate that it is ok for females to cross the street independently?
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Device for people with advanced tremors and speech difficulties to type using feet and hand
Some older people are often full of tremors, including in their voice, and in their hands, but can still use their feet.
They can often also spell.
I was wondering whether anyone has designed a double ...
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should I scale down for low-resolution devices?
after developing my design, everything is very huge, not messed up, but huge. for example, in 1920px devices, if you make browser smaller everything is alright, but if you use a POS system(with 1024px ...
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Solving the mouse tremor problem: using a touchpad as a mouse?
I am posting this question here because I wanted to post it on the Super User stack exchange, but has some overlap with user experience. If more appropriate there, please migrate my post.
When PC ...
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Is it good UX to wait for all images to be loaded before displaying them?
Let's say there's a website or app with 20 images on the initial screen. For websites, we'd typically show images whenever they're available. Since the 20 images will likely all load at different ...
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How can we measure meaning in both our organization and competition?
This question is about Meaningful UX or the Meaning Model. It's not about meaning in the sense of dialectics and semiotics. For those who don't know, please see http://nathan.com/making-meaning/
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When to elicit user feedback on search results
I am working on a product that provides investigative leads based on a search. We are trying to assess the helpfulness of the leads. Previously we had a good/bad option always present at the top of ...
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Best practice for users on pages in wrong conditions
Our webapp has different technical pages, that are used as parts of some flows, for example:
“Your session has ended” page where the user gets redirected when their session ends with timeout;
“You ...
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How would you make a distinction between general and user settings in the same settingspage?
Imagine the following case in a planning tool: a planner works on a planboard where all candidates need to be planned for work. This board has settings. Most of these settings are applied only to this ...
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