2018 Has Been Open Season on Open Source Supply Chains
Via Tom Spring Increasingly threat actors are planting bad code in open-source repositories in the hopes to harvest the flaws late. Read full article
Dark Patterns And Other Design No-Nos For Mobile
Via Suzanne Scacca | @sescacca While your company may get some superficial and short-term gains in the process via so-called "dark patterns", nothing good will come from it in the long-run. Read full article
How to Make Sure Your Site is Up-to-Date: The 10 Most Important Factors
Via Web Resources Depot Creating and launching a website is a great deal. However, if you think that once you launch a website, you’re done, you’re likely to miss quite a lot. A website requires constant care and regular updates. Read full article
How Web Design Impacts Content Marketing
Via Rebecca Stickler Bad design – or lack of design – can have potential customers closing the browser and seeking other businesses. As a result, your company’s design can affect several components of your digital marketing strategy, and this is especially true of content marketing. Read full article
Stop Using Select Menus for Known User Input
Via Anthony at UX Movement Before you decide to use a select menu for your form field ask yourself a question. Will users know their input without looking at the list of options? If the answer is yes, do not use a select menu. Read full article
Signal launches IntegrationSteps.org
Signal today launched IntegrationSteps.org, a new website from the Integrated Behavioral Health Program of Boston Medical Center. The site helps primary care practices integrate behavioral health services into their practices. Signal's work on the site includes a custom content management system to allow administrators to manage the site's resources,...
Effective Use of Negative Space in Web Design
Via Anastasia Diachenko This article clarifies the importance of negative space and includes tips on how to use it right in web design. Read full article
Streamlining UX with Anticipatory Design
Via WDD Staff Creating great UX is a primary goal for all product designers. It’s up to the designer to make a process of interaction with a product as simple as possible. Read full article