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Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight?

Should error messages apologize?

How To Display Too Much Data

When to use icons vs. icons with text vs. just text links?

How to discover what users NEED and not what they WANT?

Why do door knobs still exist?

Update vs Modify vs Change - Create vs Add - Delete vs Remove

Ideal column width for paragraphs online

When to use "join," "register," or "sign up"?

Deletion: Confirm or Undo? Which is the better option and why?

How to convey: "don't move until the task is done!"

Alternatives to checkboxes and radio buttons in web-based surveys?

How to clearly state to the User what characters are valid

How to present a race for the lowest score

Top menu vs Side menu on dashboard

How do you make users vote objectively and not from emotions?

Why do financial institutions use usernames instead of emails for login?

Is there a good way to communicate choose at least one?

How to phrase button labels?

Contributing UX/UI to Free/Open Source Projects?

Best way to show an "unactivated" part of an app?

Are there alternatives to hamburger + drawer menus?

How should I indicate that a download is in progress?

What is the best UX to let user perform CRUD operations?

When formatting numeric data with rounding, should the total line reflect the total of the rounded data, or the raw, unrounded data?

Guidelines for when to auto-save settings vs "save" button

Best practices for a change of email/user

Validate on blur or keypress?

How to rescue a usability test whose participant is lacking confidence?

Should we avoid negative words when writing error messages?