Point of sale (POS) systems are used by cashiers in shops to process orders and to check out customers. Everyone knows how frustrating it is to have to wait in line if the shopkeeper is slow. However, that pales in comparison to the anxiety experienced by shopkeepers when queues form. POS Systems are Different From Regular Apps In the design of POS systems, … [Read more...]
3 Apps With Great Search UX: Here Is What You Can Learn From Them
When was the last time you literally had to stop for a second (or a few) to think about how to use an app or a specific feature? Exactly. You see, most of the popular apps we use on a daily basis have such an intuitive and well-optimised user experience, that we do not even know it is there. The user experience melts into the natural flow, and that is part of what makes … [Read more...]
Push Notifications – Nifty or Nuisance?
Push notifications are a contested issue in the UX design community. For marketers, they are a great way to get users back into your app, give them a gentle reminder or send them your latest offerings. However, for some users, push notifications are a nightmare which kills productivity and hinders the user experience. The world of good user experience design is … [Read more...]
UX Design Tips To Put Your Best Footer Forward
Terrible puns aside, a website's footer contributes much more to the user's experience than most realise. Usually demoted to a last-minute afterthought in the design process, many web design agencies fail to leverage the oft-overlooked footer to its full potential. However, that is a significant missed opportunity. Because a footer is not a bumper sticker to slap on the … [Read more...]
Streamlining UX Across Multiple Platforms
With the rising dominance of mobile devices, it has become crucial to design your website to perform effectively on different screens and platforms. Although numerous businesses have invested in improving the mobile experiences of their viewers and consumers over the last few years, many have only employed a precarious strategy of developing mobile-friendly applications … [Read more...]
What HQ Trivia Can Teach Us About UX
Dear reader, I am sad to report that I have been dragged back in. At first, I had dismissed it as a fad, another Flappy Bird or Trivia Crack. Then, after tentatively dipping my toe in its waters, I found myself hopelessly addicted. This lasted for about two weeks, before sheer ineptitude, both from myself and from the app, managed to break me from my trance. So now, the … [Read more...]
The UX Logout Lapse
The logout experience is oft-overlooked in our increasingly logged in lives. Typically (and perhaps understandably), greater UX focus is placed on getting users in than ushering them out. Unfortunately, this lack of focus means that user logout experiences are lacking. Think of the last time you created a digital account. It is a safe bet that the brand took pains to … [Read more...]
The 3 Big Differences Between UX And UI Design
The debates over the definitions of UX and UI have been going on for almost as long as the terms have been around. UX stands for User Experience, and UI stands for User Interface. Clear as mud? That probably did not produce a lightbulb moment of understanding. How the end-user interfaces with something impacts their experience of the product, right? It does not … [Read more...]
UX Case Study: Acorns Mobile App
Whenever it is time to pick the next subject for Codal and UsabilityGeek's long-running UX Case Study series, I find myself searching in the same places. I aimlessly swipe through the App Store, flicking between categories and eyeing the download charts. I needle my coworkers, asking what apps they use on a day-to-day basis and what their preferences are. However, it … [Read more...]
6 Navigation Design Mistakes, And 3 Apps That Do It Right
Apps are like little worlds of their own. They hold mountains of features dotted with microinteractions, oceans of data, and cities of users with their creations and contributions. App designers wield power to construct these worlds and hone them to perfection, making navigation easy and creating accessible open roads. Whenever a user launches an app, the first thing they … [Read more...]
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