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• Progress Indicators Make a Slow System Less Insufferable

  October 26, 2014Oct 26, 2014 | Article: 10 minutemins to read

  Wait animations, such as percent-done bars and spinners, inform users of the current working state and make the process more tolerable to the user by reducing uncertainty. Users experience higher satisfaction with a site and are willing to wait longer when the site uses a dynamic progress indicator.

• Breaking Web Design Conventions = Breaking the User Experience

  July 20, 2014Jul 20, 2014 | Article: 12 minutemins to read

  Bucknell University caused a stir with its unconventional responsive redesign, but at a high cost to usability, as shown in tests with students and parents.

• Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful

  May 11, 2014May 11, 2014 | Article: 5 minutemins to read

  Labels or sample text inside a form field makes it difficult for people to remember what information belongs in that field once they start data entry.

• Beware Horizontal Scrolling and Mimicking Swipe on Desktop

  April 27, 2014Apr 27, 2014 | Article: 6 minutemins to read

  Even as more sites mimic swiping gestures and incorporate horizontal scrolling in desktop designs, users remain reluctant to move sideways through content.

• The Magnifying-Glass Icon in Search Design: Pros and Cons

  February 23, 2014Feb 23, 2014 | Article: 5 minutemins to read

  People usually recognize that a magnifying-glass icon indicates a search tool, even when it has no label. Unfortunately, showing only the icon makes search more difficult to find.

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