UI Pattern Ideas: List with Functions Last week I asked people to participate in a group design project on a specific design pattern: a list with functions. The premise was: The design pattern we are going to tackle is a list with functions. Think of a list of five names. The primary function of this list is to click the names. The response was amazing. Not every single submitted idea is shown below. Hover Functionality I quoted a Zeldman tweet in the opening article that said that functionality that only reveals itself on hover fails. Example by Sean. Example by cancel bubble. Example by kil. Edit Mode I'm thinking having a toggle for turning the list into "Edit Mode" is the most successful base for this design pattern. Example by Jay Salvat. Kirk Strobeck created a PDF describing an interface which is essentially a list with three different modes. Mass Edit Mode Mass Edit Mode differs from Edit Mode in that when the Edit Mode is enabled, all list items immediately become editable. Drag Functionality Example by Bart. Other
10 Usability Tips Based on Research Studies We hear plenty usability tips and techniques from an incalculable number of sources. Many of the ones we take seriously have sound logic, but it’s even more validating when we find actual data and reports to back up their theories and conjectures. This article discusses usability findings of research results such as eye-tracking studies, reports, analytics, and usability surveys pertaining to website usability and improvements. You’ll discover that many of these usability tips will be common sense but are further supported with numbers; however, some might surprise you and change your outlook on your current design processes. 1. Forget the "Three-Click Rule" The idea that users will get frustrated if they have to click more than three times to find a piece of content on your website has been around for ages. Logically, it makes sense. But why the arbitrary three-click limit? In fact, most users won’t give up just because they’ve hit some magical number. Source: User Interface Engineering
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5 Really Useful Responsive Web Design Patterns Responsive web design requires a very different way of thinking about layout that is both challenging and exciting. The art of layout was already complex enough for the centuries that it was defined by fixed elements, now things are becoming exponentially more complicated as layouts become increasingly adaptive. To help reprogram your brain to consider layouts in new ways, we’re going to take a look at some interesting responsive design patterns that are being implemented by talented designers all over the web. Starting Small One of the most popular ways that I see responsive design being implemented is to simply assign a fluid width to the columns of content on the page, which become narrower and narrower as the page width decreases until the one major jump to a single column mobile layout. As you can see, the layout really only goes through a single major transformation. This seems to be how many designers are sticking their proverbial toes in to test the waters of responsive design.
15 UI Design Patterns Web Designers Should Keep Handy User interface design patterns help create consistency throughout the web, and provide a great resource for web designers looking for the best tested, most usable, and most efficient layouts. Many things in life are in a pattern, and this includes applications in both design and development. Whilst creativity and thinking outside the box is a must in design, so is conformity much of the time. UI patterns in web design are gaining recognition as an important resource to consider, and creating designs around them can help any website be more user-friendly. In this post we're going to look over the 15 most usable UI design patterns web designers should be paying attention to. By using these patterns, or at least taking bits and pieces of their theory, designs can be created quicker with the best possible results. 1. Grids are often used in web design to organize imagery and content, create alignment, and apply Divine Proportion or other basic design principles. Further Resources 2. 3. 4. 5.
52 Weeks of UX HTML5 - Responsive Web Design It all started with Responsive Web Design, an article by Ethan Marcotte on A List Apart. Essentially, the article proposed addressing the ever-changing landscape of devices, browsers, screen sizes and orientations by creating flexible, fluid and adaptive Web sites. Instead of responding to today’s needs for a desktop Web version adapted to the most common screen resolution, along with a particular mobile version (often specific to a single mobile device), the idea is to approach the issue the other way around: use flexible and fluid layouts that adapt to almost any screen. Core Concepts Three key technical features are the heart of responsive Web design: Media queries and media query listenersA flexible grid-based layout that uses relative sizingFlexible images and media, through dynamic resizing or CSS Truly responsive Web design requires all three features to be implemented. The key point is adapting to the user’s needs and device capabilities. Media Queries That was it! Flexible Grids