Category: UX/UI

Creating a wireframe on paper is an intimidating task for people who can’t draw well. “How to Draw a Wireframe (Even if You Can’t Draw)” by Kelley Gordon breaks down the process of creating wireframes on paper for those of us that aren’t artistically gifted.  Gordon shows that most elements that appear in a wireframe can be… Continue reading Wireframes for People That Can’t Draw Well

The Digital Accessibility Office of UNC Chapel Hill defines color contrast as “the difference in brightness between foreground and background colors.” You might think that using pure black (with a hex value of #000000) on a white background might provide the highest level of contrast and, subsequently, readability for website visitors. However, a 2018 study… Continue reading Should You Use Pure Black for Text and Backgrounds?

In her article for Nielsen Norman Group, Hoa Loranger addresses whether duplicate links help or hurt a websites’ users She discusses several reasons why designers use duplicate links: Provide safety nets: if a user misses one link, there’s a second link they can find. Deal with long pages: websites with long pages might provide duplicate… Continue reading Do Duplicate Links Help or Hurt?

Edit: The author of the article originally mentioned in this blog post deleted their article from Medium. Here are some different articles that discuss the role of hierarchy in UX/UI design: “The Squint Test: How quick exposure to design can reveal its flaws” by Jeff Gothelf. The article explains what the “squint test” is and… Continue reading Visual Hierarchy and the Squint Test

In her article, “Rethinking the Slideshow: Be the Hero of Your Next Web Design Project,” Carie Fisher explains why users don’t like slideshows, why designers and developers continue to use them, and how we can improve the design trend. Slideshows, also called carousels or slides, have been a popular trend in web design for quite… Continue reading Slideshows and Carousels: Are They Good Web Design?