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Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

Advertisements can be a critical source of revenue for content publishers, but increasingly ads are being shown in obnoxious and intrusive ways. And as many users are learning, their privacy…

Designing for the 3 Second Rule

Designing for the 3 Second Rule

3-5 seconds! Yes that’s all it takes to make a great first impression. I know this sounds like an atrociously low time frame to create an impression, but that’s the…

Beginner’s Guide to Animated Website Tours

Beginner’s Guide to Animated Website Tours

To make a compatible tour page for your website requires a lot of insight towards what your visitors need to know. Generally you can find a lot of examples using…

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

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

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

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…

Usability Rules for Content Sites

Usability Rules for Content Sites

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

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…

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

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

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