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Research about effects of page text formatting on cognitive load?
Has anyone come across peer-reviewed research on the effect of text formatting on cognitive load? I'm more particularly interested on wider evidence about whether working with column width, one can ...
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How to begin UX writing for any project?
I work as a UX writer and I am trying to understand what steps a UX writer must follow before beginning a UX writing project.
At present, I talk to stakeholders first, conduct independent research, ...
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How is the first 'page' of a tabbed layout represented on a sitemap?
I understand that tabbed navigation is a lateral pattern, but I'm unclear on how this is represented on a sitemap? Is the first tab visualized as a parent screen to the adjacent tabs because it is ...
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Hiding certain elements from unqualified users
Our product is heavily influenced by local and state laws. Therefore some designs are not relevant to users who live in these unqualified areas. We will broadcast this new feature on the homepage with ...
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What is the repeated, blurred image background called?
I have a card component with a photo. I don't want any portion of photos to be cut off, but this means narrow/vertical photos will have empty space to the sides.
I want to use that blur tiling often ...
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Checkbox dirty state
I would like to highlight any changes made to a long list of form checkboxes.
That way the user can review all the changes made (whether checked or unchecked) before saving.
Are there any examples for ...
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What is the best way to Combine two Buttons on different pages/ Screens to do one single function at the end of the second step?
Im new here & I have come in search of a few answers that I might have in lines of UI/UX.
Current approach:
I'm in the process of creating a Web app and it has multiple Screens which can be ...
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Implementing design system (pattern library) in working complex SAAS product - best way to do it?
CURRENT SITUATION: Developers are using Angular Material library for building a desktop SAAS application. PROBLEM: Solutions are old, UI is inconsistent, various paddings, increasing UX debt, etc. ...
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What is this type of likert scale visualization called?
I've been asked to prepare a visualization similar to the attached image.
It shows the mean responses to a survey about a course. The responses are on a 4-point Likert scale. And the image shows just ...
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What is the value of a user profile image?
Does a user profile need to show their image? Somewhere I came to understand that this will give the user more of a feeling of personalization, but would it add any other value?
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On IOS have the back button but also we have one more small back button to switch from app to app, on Android how do they work?
please help me explain my concern
Please tell me what is the back link in the red circle that is only available in ios and no in android, how do they work?
I have tried all sorts of ways to compare ...
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WebKit font smoothing in 2022 - What is the best approach?
I've been researching about it for a while, read lots of articles, forums and blogs and there are too many different opinions about it.
This blog post basically says that we should leave this setting ...
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How to tell the user that a comparison dashboard is not saved?
I am designing a tool where users can select two analyses (previously created) and compare them.
The compare functionality will show a list of 3 or 4 dashboards, each dashboard contains for example ...
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Changing the design systems in on the level of Atoms (Reference to Atomic Design System)
I work a product design manager and planning to change the mobile apps designs on Atomic Level, like changing User Interface Elements which are checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown lists, list boxes, ...
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Should a "deleted" row disappear from a table ASAP if it requires some time (8-10 seconds) to delete it?
We have a table with rows. To delete one or many rows takes some time (8-10 seconds). We decided to show BE message (snackbar) while deleting rows and then after successful deletion show a 2nd ...
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Research methods for improving onboarding
I am doing research on improving onboarding process of a SaaS product.
Can you recommend a methodology and researches for this kind of work?
I plan to do data analysis, heatmaps, video sessions ...
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Text-styling box - is there a better name for it?
I designed this UI element. When you want to add a message in a system, platform, product...And you get these options on how to format your text, insert an image, create a hyperlink, etc. So now I ...
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How to show "Read-only" (un-editable) content in a grid? Has to be a non-color reliant way so can't use gray color
How to show "Read-only" (un-editable) content in a grid? Has to be a non-color reliant way so can't use gray color. FYI, some content in this grid will be editable and the way it works is, ...
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Dealing with non-fluid data tables
I have pages consisting of mainly data tables. So far I'm using a fluid design with Bootstrap's rows/cols. Here is an example:
As you can see at the bottom of the page, table 1 has very wide columns ...
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Chevron Usage in Menu Items
In a banking mobile app, all menu items have chevrons but some of them open bottom sheet instead of going to a new page. In the example below, Menu Item 1 can open a bottom sheet where as Menu Item 2 ...
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Styling details element [closed]
I am using the details HTML element to hide code blocks in a documentation. Looks like below.
<details>
<summary>Title</summary>
This is some text.
</details>
I am looking for ...
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Alerting users about hidden items that can't be deleted
I'm creating a confirmation modal for when a user deletes selected items. There are hidden items in their selection. Is it appropriate to let the user know that some items can't be deleted because ...
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Accordion sidebar navigation with "Drilldown link"
I'm working on a desktop app that has a complex navigation. I came up with a solution, but I'm not sure if it's the best one to use.
Overview: I have two large products on the same admin platform. One ...
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Incentive to recruit B2B customers for generative interviews
Together with my team need to recruit participants to run some generative interviews, 15 in total. We have a customer base, but we're not sure if we should offer them an incentive and what kind could ...
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Data table bulk actions which are independent of each other
I have a table where the user can perform some actions for some rows but not all. These actions are independent of each other. The table could potentially have unto 20 rows.
I have 2 solutions. I ...
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ButtonToggleGroup disabled state styling
Im using slightly themed angular material components and this question is about restyling mat-button-toggle-group component.
Toggle group is a row (or column) of buttons that may be:
mutually ...
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How to communicate that an item can no longer be deleted
Scenario: Imagine a kanban system and some tickets in it (Like Jira, Trello, etc.)
The user can add various information to a ticket, such as assignment, description, checklists, etc.
There is a time ...
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Is a series of GO buttons, at each step of iphone user interaction, easier for user to understand than different title each button?
Anyone see any problem with a series of GO buttons for each step of a mobile diagnostic app?
That is, when user starts iPhone app, user sees titling, a couple of optional config controls,
and a big ...
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Designing a home screen for a mobile app
I'd like to show the current day's load-shedding schedule on the home screen, but the design I have looks too empty to me. Any suggestions for things I can add to the screen ?
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Search should show a warning when writing less than X numbers of characters in order to display result?
does a search functionality should show a warning when writing less than X numbers of characters in order to display result?
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Whats a good UI pattern to create multiple nested categories to classify an entity
I'm designing a form for managing representatives for a MNC platform. but 1st there needs to be a structure set up that mimics their org structure.
the structure of levels needed would be something ...
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What HTML should I use for a rated theatre review? [closed]
I'm authoring a reusable widget, in HTML, that reflects a common pattern often seen in theatre reviews. The widget is quite simple, with minimal components, namely:
A star rating,
The review itself
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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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Why not embed payment pages in the same page?
In my experience, when purchasing something online, the checkout page of the vendor usually redirects to a payment gateway of the company handling the payments. I insert my credit card details on the ...
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Using a Google Spreadsheet to feed input to a web application
I am building a mathematical web application, that gets as input a large matrix of numbers, and does some mathematical calculations on it. The common ways to feed input into such an application are:
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Allow user to select between 1 minute and 1 year, best ux
For one of my inputs I want the user to be able to select a duration, which can be between 1 minute and 1 year
If they're working in the minute area it should be easy to select 1 vs 10 minutes. Easy ...
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Web app having all commands available in more than one menu usability? Same commands are replicated in the main menu / context menus / setting panels
Any insight or recent supporting research for or against having menu commands accessible in more than one menu?
This applies to a web app that would allow you to design items similar to Keynote or ...
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Where to get some users to participate coursework Usability research?
I am following an online course which involve some usability research topics and assignments.
Any recommendations where to get some user to participate in simple research?
Since it’s course work, I ...
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Adobe XD - are multiple art boards the only way to express multiple user journeys?
Am I correct that in XD there is no way for, say a button, to be linked to the context in which it is selected? So if a button is selected in multiple journeys, you have to have a separate set of ...
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How to make important unhighlighted tab more visible without conflicting with current layout and color scheme?
An email is sent out to users informing that the reviewers' comments for talk proposals are now available. The top of the page (with identifiable information blocked out) is shown below.
Next to the ...
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Can I break consistency in behalf of UX?
I'm working on a big platform. It has many tables with consistent design.
Now, I'm designing a new page, and I think it's better for these tables if the rows will be smaller than across all platform ...
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Should a dropdown be marked required in it has a default value?
I'm designing a form to create violations of employees from various departments. For quicker choosing the employee, I have a field for users to filter the department that the employee is from.
Value ...
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Usability of Chat Icons in Bottom Right of Websites
Thoughts on the usability of chat icons in the bottom right of web pages. This seems to be the norm.
Should they always be present?
Or if you have a support page, have a link for live chat and then ...
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Multiple time periods in a survey
I am working on a medical application which helps therapists to determine whether patients meet the criteria to be diagnosed with certain illnesses and disorders. For the most part, it works as a ...
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Abandon Checkout Tackling the problem
A little bit of context my boss has asked to look into why abandon cart rate is so high.I’m not a Ux designer so I’m a little overwhelmed with where to start. What is the best way to tackle this ...
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Should there be any input restrictions on first/last name such as numbers?
I'm building a sign up form and I noticed that a lot of companies allow me to put in a number when I enter my first name, such as "alks82734" being a valid first or last name.
How should I ...
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What to report when conducting a usability testing with a small sample (5 participants)?
We are going to conduct a usability testing with a small sample (5 participants) as part of an iterative design process meaning we understand that the whole idea of 5 participants is to gather ...
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Bad practice for dropdowns to cover buttons?
I have a text field that shows matches in a dropdown when the user starts typing. Below the field are buttons. When the dropdown is activated it covers the buttons. However the dropdown will go away ...
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Actions as icons on card
I'm looking for a way to properly display actions on my application's card without cluttering the interface too much, while still correctly emphasizing them.
My application allows teachers of a school ...
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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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