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I’ve been doing a lot of research recently about mobile design patterns and UX best practices for smartphone and tablet devices for both iOS and Android platforms. One thing has stood out more than anything else during this process: no one is talking about Android. Ok, “no one” is clearly an exaggeration. There are a few great resources out there that have been very helpful in the quest to learn how to best design native Android smartphone and tablet applications (posted at the bottom of this article). But compared to the huge plethora of resources about designing iOS applications, resources about Android design are extremely limited.
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Usability 101: Fundamentals and Definition - What, Why, How (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Jakob Nielsen 's Alertbox Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. The word "usability" also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process. There are many other important quality attributes. A key one is utility , which refers to the design's functionality: Does it do what users need? Usability and utility are equally important and together determine whether something is useful: It matters little that something is easy if it's not what you want.
Eye tracking study reveals 12 website tactics
Eye tracking studies have revealed valuable information about how people read and interact with websites. One study, Eyetrack III, published a summary of their eye tracking results for news sites . While this is just one eye tracking study focused on a particular type of site, I think there are instructive nuggets here for any informational website.Whether it’s your portfolio, a blog, a marketing web site, or a collection of games, we all want to attract visitors to our website and to ensure that they have a pleasant experience. Usability measures the level of a user’s experience and can be characterized by how easily a given task can be completed; whether it’s done with prior knowledge, or by having the user learn a new way to interact. I think Jakob Nielson probably explained it best when he said: “Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use.
10 Tips to Create a More Usable Web | Webdesigner Depot
As we see more and more businesses move their services online, and even more that begin their life on the Web, a greater need arises for websites that are designed and built to sell. A great-looking website may achieve the goal of shaping and delivering a strong brand, but its good looks alone aren’t enough to sell the products or services on offer . For that, you need to introduce the element of marketing.
Design To Sell: 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert | How-To | Smashing Magazine
By Theresa Neil As Bill mentioned in an earlier post, we don’t want to limit this blog to just the principles and patterns found in the book. For that you can check out our Explore the Book section. Unfortunately, no single RIA framework offers all 30 of these.
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10 techniques for an effective 'call to action' : Boagworld web design podcast
Dan Sheerman has been working away to implement the responsive design for Boagworld. With the job complete he shares a few lessons learnt. Before starting your next project take a step back and do the groundwork. In this post we look at how to research your objectives and why its so important.
» 10 Brilliant Multi Level Navigation Menu Techniques
Almost the same top navigation implemented on Vimeo.com is created by Janko . Best thing about it, is the menu that drops down when you hover search box. It offers you different search options that you can choose and narrow your search.Now there’s a cost-effective means of seeing how usable your pages are: Userfly, a simple way to test your site’s usability for free — with one line of code.
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Web Design Trends: Call To Action Buttons - Freelance Web Design Belfast Northern Ireland Lee Munroe's Blog & Portfolio
Call to action buttons are the buttons that you, as a web designer, want all your users to click on when they land on your page. Usually they’ll be a link to a download, signup or sale . Seth Godin ( The Big Red Fez ) calls them bananas and your users are the monkeys .
Web design consists, for the most part, of interface design. There are many techniques involved in crafting beautiful and functional interfaces. Here’s my collection of 10 that I think you’ll find useful in your work. They’re not related to any particular theme, but are rather a collection of techniques I use in my own projects. Without further ado, let’s get started. 1.