Stop Making These Mistakes So Your Website Won’t Suck
Via Ben Mattice | @benfrometcha Five suggestions to help your website be all it can be. Or at least keep it from sucking. Read full article
5 Popular User Experience Patterns That Users Hate
Via Nick Hiley | @nickhiley User experience (UX) patterns are design solutions that can be repeated for common problems. Their aim is to make user accessibility much easier, which leads to better performance in terms of conversion or retention. However, sometimes these patterns can actually become a nuisance for your users. Read full article
Baby Boomers Are Aging – And Designers Need To Adapt
Via Katharine Schwab | @kschwabable Here are four principles to help designers adapt to the demographic shift as Americans age. Read full article
4 Reasons Why Your Body Text Should Be Bigger
Via Design Shack The body text on your website is too small. While desktop monitors and phone screens seem to be increasing in size, body font sizes have seemingly shrunk. While their original size is the same, they feel smaller than ever. Read full article
Your Body Text Is Too Small
Via Christian Miller | @xtianmiller Body text is the key component in communicating the main bulk of a message or story, and it’s probably the most important element on a website, even if people sometimes read just the headlines. Read full article
I Don't Need Help
Via Neha Singh A well-designed help function is more than a set of instructions in an emergency. It is thoughtful, approachable, and considerate. It is time to make Help helpful. Read full article
Website Design, Readability and Usability
Via Andrew Schulkind | @andrewschulkind Mention the concept of readability and most of us think of things like Flesch-Kincaid scores and grade levels. But there’s another side to readability that is too often overlooked: design. Read full article
Which Way Does Your Website Face?
Via Andrew Schulkind | @andrewschulkind Perhaps it’s true that there are no compasses in cyberspace. But your website points in one of two directions: Toward you or toward your customer. Read full story