Design

Using Dark Patterns for good

It was so frustratingly difficult to find the “sign out” button on Gmail that my father finally gave up and…

11 years ago

Design for readability

Text is not an afterthought in the design process. It should be your first consideration. Readability should be one of…

11 years ago

Usability starts with content

Before going any further, it’s important that we make one point very clear. Regardless of industry, niche or interest, the…

11 years ago

3 isn’t the magic number

At UX London I went to the Jared Spool workshop ‘Designing for Content-Rich Sites’. As expected I was entertained and…

11 years ago

The 10 worst UX mistakes websites make

The user experience of websites has improved by leaps and bounds over the years, but I still run into sites…

11 years ago

Top 10 mistakes in Web Design

Since my first attempt in 1996, I have compiled many top-10 lists of the biggest mistakes in Web design. See…

11 years ago

15 tiny UX elements that can make a big difference

Small details can make a big difference to the user experience, saving users' time, making it easier for them to…

11 years ago

10 Usability lessons from Steve Krug

Many people in the usability community regard Steve Krug’s book Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web…

11 years ago

We Don’t Research. We Build.

The following is a composite of experiences I’ve had in the last year when talking with startups. Some dialog is…

11 years ago

Notification design strategies

If your inbox is anything like mine, it’s littered with unwanted notifications from companies begging for attention. Gmail has done…

11 years ago