Tagged ux
Inline Validation Implemented Badly in Web Forms (Wizard Clear Advantage)
Web forms have come a long way over the last few years, from bland and lifeless labels with input fields barely better than paper forms, to interactive and beautifully designed experiences like huffduffer. New technologies like inline validation have really helped web forms become far more intuitive and easier to use, providing timely and helpful feedback to users as they move through a form.
Inline validation, when used correctly provides immediate feedback next to the input field showing that the field has been filled out correctly or incorrectly, without the need to press submit and waiting for the error message. The example below is from audible, having finished typing in the username field and tabbing to the password field, I was informed that my username had already been taken allowing me to immediately select an alternative. This saves me time and prevents me getting to the end of the form, pressing submit and only then finding out the username was already taken. Read more
BBC improves interaction design with subtle visual cues
The BBC have been gradually upgrading the design and visual interaction of their pages over the last 12 months. The latest upgrade is very subtle but is a great improvement to the design and usability of the pages.
Within a deep page of the BBC site if you want to get to the homepage or a high level category, you can access these using the horizontal navigation bar pictured at the top of the page in black below.
Confirmation Pages – “Am I done yet?”
Summary
Giving easy and obvious feedback to users to tell them if a task they have been completing on your site has been completed, is extremely easy by following simple design patterns. Yet so many websites continue to fail and keep users asking, “am I done yet?”
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If you only know 2 things about how to sell UX….
What are the most important things to know about sales and how to sell UX to your manager? This is a very tricky question as believe it or not, sales is an extremely complex profession, which takes many years to truly master. However, if you are a UX professional you probably don’t have years to find your feet in sales and want to know easy to master techniques to help pitch your UX skills to your manager. So, I have attempted to break it down into what I believe are the 2 most important things to remember when trying to pitch UX to your manager.
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Pitching UX for the first time
Summary
Confidently pitching the importance of UX to your manager for the first time can definitely be tricky. Just like approaching strangers in a bar, it can be nerve wracking, exciting, fearful, you may have read lots of books on one liners and can mostly come across like you know what you are doing, but its always an unknown experience. However, when pitching you can practice your pitch, refine it using colleagues and friends, without the fear of rejection to really make sure you create an impact when you pitch for the first time.
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Getting sign off on a UX project in less than 60 seconds
Summary
Too often CEO’s or senior managers are too busy, or don’t see value in attending hours long usability sessions. There are many tips and tricks to get them there, providing food, drinks, bribery, but often times it just isn’t feasible. The truth is you don’t necessarily need them to be at these sessions to make them truly appreciate the value of your work. Instead you can still create a high impact impression by extracting the most valuable, high impact clips from your usability sessions and instantly proving the major problems of your website.
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Pitching UX creatively
Sometimes it isn’t necessary to put together full presentations, pitches or mock up examples of what you propose to change on a website to get sign off to a project. By thinking a little laterally you can affect your managers opinion using simple props and visuals that can create a big impact in a matter of seconds.
