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Is your website “fresh”?
One of the most annoying things designers have to deal with is translating what their customers have to say into plain English. Here are some quotes I’ve gotten in the past: The design just isn’t “fresh” enough! It needs more spunk! There’s not enough pizzazz! It lacks glamor. The tables are exploding! Do you see [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
I generally do not make New Year’s resolutions because I hate making myself the feel like a loser. You see, New Year’s resolutions can be exactly that: everybody wants to make a resolution, but your likelihood of keeping it is very low. So, you go about your business and you quietly kick yourself in the [...]
Are you using “reset” buttons on your forms?
Does your website contain forms that include an HTML reset button? If you’re using this godforsaken tag, I think you’re making a big mistake. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve observed users accidentally clicking the reset button and leu of submitting the form. The two are obviously not interchangeable and I feel the [...]
Do you have a phone number on your website?
There aren’t many things I consider cut and dry when it comes to website usability and user experience design. When I put concepts in front of users, no two websites get the same results—so I’m cognizant about sharing these hard and fast rules with others. One rule I believe to be almost universal is: Failing [...]
WHY don’t people get it? It IS all about design!
Time and time again, I ask myself “why don’t people get it?” It really is all about design after all. So why doesn’t our industry reflect that. It has become abundantly clear, design rules. Design has become the determining factor on whether someone chooses to use a system or not. We all know that that [...]
