Usability Geek
Usability Geek is a Usability & User Experience (UX) blog that provides practical and useful information. Our readership comes from various fields including those of Usability, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information Architecture (IA).
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Psychology In Web Design: How To Influence Consumer Choice
The web development market is a crowded one and consumers are spoilt for choice. Therefore, having a website that serves as a business card is no longer competitive. Your site should act as a direct...
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5 Alternatives To Material Design
Ever since its debut at Google I/O in 2014 (and its rapid expansion to nearly all of Google platforms that same year), designers have been operating in a world that, by and large, speaks a single...
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Top 11 Web Design Trends We Like for 2019
We’re already a month and a half into the New Year, and new web design trends are cropping up all over the internet. Other trends have been carried forward from previous years, albeit they have...
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9 Ways Prototypes Improve Your Design Process
Whether it is an app, a website or a simple infographic, the journey of designing a product goes through several stages. The best approach to evaluate aspects such as if the design is user-friendly...
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How To Choose The Right Typeface For Your Design
Most UX and UI designers already understand the nuts and bolts of typography. They can tell you the difference between ‘font’ and ‘typeface’, between ‘mean line’...
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Breaking Down Slack’s Logo Redesign
If you have been ignoring your office group chat or simply avoiding Twitter, you may have missed the news: Earlier this month, Slack unveiled their brand new logo redesign, sparking praise, backlash,...
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The Problem With Power Users
Power user. The very term evokes a sense of authority and prowess. Your power users are that segment of your user base with in-depth product knowledge and are the most active, expressive and...
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5 Ways To Optimise Your App For High User Retention
According to mobile app user retention rates from Statista, 55% of mobile app users will abandon an app one month after downloading it. That number grows to 68% after three months. Localytics gives...
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Escaping Gridlock: When And How To Break A Grid Layout
Barring a freshly cleaned whiteboard or the latest version of Sketch, one of the most invaluable tools in a user experience designer’s toolbox is the grid layout. Ancient as design itself, grid...
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7 Web Design Rules You Should Never Break
Web design can be a complex world. It is full of rules, terminology, and techniques that govern what makes an excellent web page that achieves the objective(s) it was designed for, and one that does...
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All the Small Things: How Not To Annoy Your Mobile Users
Let us talk about Peter. He has just bought a great shirt. It is on trend. The feel, and the price point was a bargain. He gets home, and it feels great. But then. It starts with a tickle, then a...
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How To Fix Your Fixed Navigation
You are probably already familiar with fixed navigation, the design mechanic where a navigation bar aka navbar (or some of its elements) remain visible on the screen as the user scrolls. Sometimes...
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The Best iOS SDK Tools For 2019
There are lots of iOS apps worth adding to your home screen in 2019 and beyond. You have got Mobike for smart, convenient bike sharing, Blinkist for easy reads and insights and Oh She Glows for...
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Design Trends From Cyber Monday 2018
The results are starting to come in, and it appears the Cyber Monday numbers have exceeded projections and shattered sales records once again. For eCommerce departments, the rest of the week will be...
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Difficulty Is Not A UX Dirty Word
Typically, “difficulty” would not be synonymous with usability. It does, however, have an essential place in designing a great user experience. Sometimes, increasing the time and trouble...
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User Experience Research As Confessional: The Remote, Unmoderated Interview
Feelings about mortality. Regrets about lost opportunities and wasted time. Annoyances about stereotypes. What might sound like grist for a psychotherapy session or a philosophy class were actually...
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What Can Children Teach Us About UX Design?
In his acclaimed biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson describes a rare moment where the Apple founder sheds his raw intensity to reveal a tender, more compassionate side. Jobs watches a child use...
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