User Clay Nichols

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3 answers

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What is a sans-serif font that still clearly differentiates similar characters like: l 1, i etc

asked May 21, 2015 at 16:04

20 votes

4 answers

6k views

What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?

asked Oct 1, 2018 at 2:34

12 votes

5 answers

4k views

What symbols should be used for YES and NO when the user can't read?

asked Sep 18, 2013 at 18:21

9 votes

6 answers

705 views

What are some ways you can encourage people to read the Instructions?

asked Feb 11, 2015 at 18:05

7 votes

2 answers

10k views

What is the latest research on Serif vs. Sans Serif fonts for readability and retention esp. for those with vision issues [duplicate]

asked Mar 3, 2015 at 21:58

6 votes

2 answers

672 views

What are HTML colors that could be used for a 4 level performance measurement (Poor, OK, Good, Great) that would work with color blind people?

asked Jan 24, 2014 at 19:53

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

What is a standard symbols for "more info" or "expand to show more"?

asked Apr 19, 2014 at 15:36

5 votes

8 answers

2k views

What is the best practice for "submit a problem"?

asked Aug 5, 2014 at 22:48

5 votes

2 answers

221 views

Any research showing which is easier for humans? SUB.Domain.com or Domain.com/SUB

asked Feb 21, 2017 at 15:13

4 votes

1 answer

161 views

Affordance to encourage tablet user to touch textbox (to get onscreen keyboard) on touchscreen?

asked Oct 28, 2016 at 23:52

4 votes

5 answers

449 views

Is there a better term than ACCOUNT (as in User Account)

asked Feb 17, 2014 at 15:22

4 votes

2 answers

238 views

What is the standard practice for a mouse-over "highlight" of a picture that is under the cursor?

asked Aug 14, 2013 at 20:01

3 votes

1 answer

368 views

What is the best practice for indicating (in, say, a task list) : Completed, In progress, not started

asked Apr 8, 2013 at 21:25

3 votes

3 answers

651 views

Is it secure (safe) to inform a user logging in that "on user with that login ID exists, please create a login"

asked Feb 6, 2014 at 16:38

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

What are the options for displaying 3 metrics in a 2D graph?

asked Nov 20, 2013 at 18:00

2 votes

1 answer

434 views

What is a standard Visual design effect to indicate default button?

asked Jun 21, 2013 at 21:49

2 votes

2 answers

157 views

What are the pros/cons of showing a Tip if User-Not-Used-Feature-in-X-Days

asked Dec 9, 2016 at 19:45

2 votes

2 answers

102 views

Getting user to say only the missing word from a phrase

asked Feb 27, 2017 at 11:56

2 votes

1 answer

74 views

Name for special limited alphabet that doesn't include "look alikes" (o, 0, i, 1, L)

asked Dec 27, 2020 at 23:34

1 vote

1 answer

120 views

CSS effect to indicate link is a video?

asked May 1, 2020 at 22:19

1 vote

5 answers

396 views

How to make it clear which button is the Primary (default)?

asked Jan 14, 2017 at 22:08

1 vote

3 answers

108 views

How to hint at how many characters are in an answer? _ _ _ (3)

asked Jul 22, 2016 at 22:54

1 vote

4 answers

79 views

How can I indicate (briefly)in our Registration (signup) screen that they should use a different password from their email?

asked Aug 6, 2014 at 15:01

1 vote

0 answers

176 views

Any suggestions for letting user Activation by clicking link OR typing in confirmation code?

asked Jan 13, 2015 at 23:15

1 vote

1 answer

2k views

Are there (nearly) universal symbols for SAME and DIFFERENT?

asked Aug 30, 2013 at 21:21

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

How to indicate SubTotal and Total in a chart or table

asked Jan 16, 2014 at 20:10

1 vote

2 answers

129 views

What is a Plain English term for "Device" in the USA? [closed]

asked Mar 6, 2014 at 15:58

1 vote

4 answers

2k views

What are the Design Patterns to indicate something has been clicked?

asked Jun 11, 2014 at 19:49

1 vote

1 answer

410 views

What is a Design pattern for "Remember Me" that forces user to explicitly choose "remember" or "do not remember?

asked Jun 20, 2014 at 19:56

1 vote

2 answers

748 views

How to provide tooltip-like hint on a Touch Screen and user to move it to another item (viiew tooltip for other screen elements)

asked Sep 17, 2013 at 17:37

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What is a sans-serif font that still clearly differentiates similar characters like: l 1, i etc

What does it mean that Wicked Problems have no Stopping Rule?

What symbols should be used for YES and NO when the user can't read?

What are some ways you can encourage people to read the Instructions?

What is the latest research on Serif vs. Sans Serif fonts for readability and retention esp. for those with vision issues [duplicate]

What are HTML colors that could be used for a 4 level performance measurement (Poor, OK, Good, Great) that would work with color blind people?

What is a standard symbols for "more info" or "expand to show more"?

What is the best practice for "submit a problem"?

Any research showing which is easier for humans? SUB.Domain.com or Domain.com/SUB

Affordance to encourage tablet user to touch textbox (to get onscreen keyboard) on touchscreen?

Is there a better term than ACCOUNT (as in User Account)

What is the standard practice for a mouse-over "highlight" of a picture that is under the cursor?

What is the best practice for indicating (in, say, a task list) : Completed, In progress, not started

Is it secure (safe) to inform a user logging in that "on user with that login ID exists, please create a login"

What are the options for displaying 3 metrics in a 2D graph?

What is a standard Visual design effect to indicate default button?

What are the pros/cons of showing a Tip if User-Not-Used-Feature-in-X-Days

Getting user to say only the missing word from a phrase

Name for special limited alphabet that doesn't include "look alikes" (o, 0, i, 1, L)

CSS effect to indicate link is a video?

How to make it clear which button is the Primary (default)?

How to hint at how many characters are in an answer? _ _ _ (3)

How can I indicate (briefly)in our Registration (signup) screen that they should use a different password from their email?

Any suggestions for letting user Activation by clicking link OR typing in confirmation code?

Are there (nearly) universal symbols for SAME and DIFFERENT?

How to indicate SubTotal and Total in a chart or table

What is a Plain English term for "Device" in the USA? [closed]

What are the Design Patterns to indicate something has been clicked?

What is a Design pattern for "Remember Me" that forces user to explicitly choose "remember" or "do not remember?

How to provide tooltip-like hint on a Touch Screen and user to move it to another item (viiew tooltip for other screen elements)