Mouse Cursor Affordance
One important interaction indicator on the web is the mouse cursor. The default cursor arrow changes into a pointing hand when you hover over links for example, which indicates they are indeed links and can be clicked on. It also changes into other things to differentiate context, for example it can change into a text input cursor when hovering over text fields to indicate you can type there. When
8 Characteristics Of Successful User Interfaces
There is a lot of information out there about various interface design techniques and patterns you can use when crafting your user interfaces and websites, solutions to common problems and general usability recommendations. Following guidelines from experts will likely lead you towards creating a good user interface – but what exactly is a good interface? What are the characteristics of an effecti
The Proper Way to Draw Rounded Corners
I’ve been noticing a lot of the same mistake people make when implementing rounded corners in their designs around the Web. For some reason the rounded corner poses a problem when it has another rounded corner inside it – so either there’s a border going around or there is another rounded shape sitting inside a rounded shape. Here’s what I’m talking about: I see a lot of these types of corners. Yo
Does Your Website Suffer From These 7 Usability Mistakes?
I can safely say that usability these days on the Web is much better than it was several years ago. The Web is growing up and designers are learning and discovering optimal ways of doing things, as well as optimizing and re-working their current sites to make them better and better. Yet there are still many sites today that make basic mistakes that have a very negative impact on usability and visi
The Function of Rounded Corners
Igor Asselbergs of Livelygrey has written a very interesting post about rounded corners a while back – I haven’t read this sort of thing anywhere else so I just have to reblog it. What’s the function of rounded corners? We use them simply to add a bit of eye-candy and improve the overall aesthetic of our websites and applications, right? Well, there is actually more to rounded corners than just ap
Usability Post ≫ A Guide to Choosing Colors for Your Brand
One of the key elements of building a strong brand is color selection. Every color has a different feel and various associations. By choosing a color or a combination of colors for your brand identity, you will take on those associations. Colors will evoke certain emotions and feelings towards your brand so it is vital to choose a color that will represent your identity effectively. Research revea
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Everyday Usability Heuristics: Visibility Of System Status
Remember Me
Restraint
Good, Better, Best
Quince: A User Interface Patterns Explorer
Making Wait Times Feel Shorter
Should Arrows be Placed Before Link Text or After?