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Learn about key UX concepts, such as usability, accessibility, and user-centered design, with our collections of UX tips.

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Building Animated User Interfaces with a Purpose

Building Animated User Interfaces with a Purpose

UX Design

Direct animations and motion are a big part of the user experience. Not every website will include dynamic animations, but these tend to draw in a crowd of interested users….

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

UX Design / Web Design

The year 2012 has seen an immense burst of creative energy. Many web designers & developers will notice this energy is still carrying us over into the new year. But…

A Discussion on the Flat Design Aesthetic

A Discussion on the Flat Design Aesthetic

UX Design / Web Design

In this article we talk about what flat design is, review what other designers are saying about it, and offer some tips on how to achieve it.

Building Forms That Convert – Six Things to Keep in Mind

Building Forms That Convert – Six Things to Keep in Mind

UX Design

The Internet is chock-full of tips for developing your forms, but when you need to figure out where to start from, it will always be the user side that gives…

Basic Usability Ideas for Intuitive Design

Basic Usability Ideas for Intuitive Design

UX Design / Web Design

I have always loved playing with different interfaces and determining what feels natural vs what feels awkward or difficult. Web designers do not always sit down to consider just how…

Usability Rules for Content Sites

Usability Rules for Content Sites

UX Design

Content sites, such as blogs, article directories, image galleries, video galleries, etc. are a major category of sites and if you haven’t designed such a site until now, you can…

Essential Help & FAQ Usability Tips

Essential Help & FAQ Usability Tips

UX Design

A FAQ – frequently asked questions – should be an important part of your website or service. They speed up the help for your users by not waiting for a…

Complex Captchas Might Hurt Your Subscriber List

Complex Captchas Might Hurt Your Subscriber List

UX Design

There is a chance that complex captchas are ruining your efforts to build a subscriber list, especially if you are using the free Feedburner RSS to Email service. After all,…

5 Tips to Optimize your Content while Keeping it User-Friendly

5 Tips to Optimize your Content while Keeping it User-Friendly

UX Design

If you were to ask any blogger what the most important thing is when it comes to running a successful blog, chances are that the answer would be “good content”….

Creating User-Sensitive Website Layouts

Creating User-Sensitive Website Layouts

UX Design
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