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“usability” News Archive

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Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26 (nng)358
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Accessibility Testing Comparison: Automated Testing vs. Human Auditing vs. Usability Testing (int)357
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In the Economy of User Effort, Be a Bargain, Not a Scam (lea)356
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7 Deadly AI Sins for UX Professionals (nng)355
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Why Moving Away From SPAs Improves Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (inn)354
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Icon Interpretation vs. Recognizability353
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How AI Is Changing Search Behaviors (nng)352
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HTML Popovers Shown on Interest Should Be Accessible on Mobile Devices (uti)351
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How to Collect and Clean Usability-Testing Data (uxm)350
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Checkbox Design: 8 Guidelines349
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The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is It Recognizable? (nng)348
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Keyboard Navigation: Ensuring Usability Without a Mouse347
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Buttons vs. Links: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?346
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Unlocking 7 Hidden Benefits Through Web Site Redesign (uxm)345
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How Accessibility Audits Are Shaping the Future of User-Centered Design (uxm)344
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How to Write Error Messages That Actually Help Users Rather Than Frustrate Them (amy/pic)343
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Comparison Tables: 5 Scenarios When Not to Use Them342
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Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)341
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Top 5 CSS Navigation Menu Mistakes (zor/css)340
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Jo Minney on Website Usability Testing for WordPress Projects (jom+)339
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Direct Access vs. Sequential Access: Why Direct Is Better (nng)338
Bulk Actions: 3 Design Guidelines (nng)337
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Usability Testing With Disabled Users Is a Good Investment (nic)336
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“I’m Not a Designer But…” (ada)335
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In Defense of Text Labels (chr)334
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Human-Centered Design Through AI-Assisted Usability Testing: Reality or Fiction? (sma)333
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The Great AI UI Unification (mgs)332
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The Internet Is Unusable (ste/uxd)331
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The Browser Back Button: Hero, Villain, or Outdated Relic? (web)330
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The Usability Myth: Users Don’t Really Know What They Want (and That’s Totally OK) (web)329
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User Research Myths (jon)328
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Should Accordions Auto-Close Sections? (ash)327
Tools for Unmoderated Usability Testing (nng)326
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The Danger of Defaults (nng)325
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How to Usability Test Your Product (if You Want Bad UX) (ada)324
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Don’t Fuck With Scroll323
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Testing Digital Products the RITE Way (uxm)322
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Why Responsive Design Is Failing Modern Users (web)321
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Cookie Permissions: 5 Common User Types (nng)320
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Should Destructive Buttons Be Hard to Find? (ada)319
Foundations: Form Validation and Error Messages (tet)318
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Leveraging Usability-Testing Data in Making UX Design Decisions (uxm)317
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The Importance of UX in Cybersecurity (uxm)316
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Icon Usability: When and How to Evaluate Digital Icons (nng)315
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Error Messages: 4 Guidelines for Effective Communication (nng)314
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Good Forms (dav)313
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Another Stab at Truncated Text (geo/css)312
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Sanding UI (jim)311
A/B Testing 101 (nng)310
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Explicitly State the Difference Between Options (nng)309
How Can Accessibility Improve Your Conversion Rate Optimization Efforts? (cer)308
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Context Is King: Long Live the King! (llo/tpg)307
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Moderated and Unmoderated User Testing: The Differences306
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Let’s Make a Simpler, More Accessible Web (cod)305
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The Anchor Element (hey)304
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Tabs, Used Right (nng)303
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User “Wants” vs. Accessibility (tem)302
Information Scent: How Users Decide Where to Click301
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Homepage Design: 4 Common Mistakes (nng)300
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Why Toggle Switches Suck (and What to Do Instead) (ada)299
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How to Increase the Visibility of Error Messages (nng)298
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2-Page Login Pattern, and How to Fix It (vit/sma)297
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Fine-Tuning Text Inputs (gar)296
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The Unclear Case of Usability Widgets on Your Website (eri)295
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On Which Side Do We Put the Primary Button? (mar/uxd)294
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Mastering User-Centered Design, With 5 Advanced Tips (uxm)293
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Use Both Ratings Average and Number of Ratings When Sorting by User Ratings292
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Web Forms: Costly Mistakes You Want to Avoid (geo)291
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F-Shape Pattern and How Users Read (vit/sma)290
Don’t Use the “maxlength” Attribute to Stop Users From Exceeding the Limit (ada)289
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9 Signs Your Frontend Code Has Quality Issues That Affect Your Users (ang)288
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Breakpoints in Responsive Design (nng)287
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In-Page Links: 3 Usability Tips (nng)286
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Error Messages 101 (nng)285
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Arguments for Opening Links in a New Tab or Window (gri/clo)284
Sometimes, a Button Just Wants to Look Like a Button283
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How to Ensure Your Designs Work if You Can’t Access Sample Data (uxd)282
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Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI = Individualized UX281
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How I Developed the 10 Usability Heuristics280
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Don’t Disable Form Controls (aar)279
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Doing What’s Required: Indicating Mandatory Fields in an Accessible Way (tpg)278
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Revolutionizing Usability Testing With Machine Learning (uxm)277
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The Psychology of Site Speed and Human Happiness (tam/spe)276
Should Links Open in a New Tab? (stv)275
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What Can a Website Do? (dav)274
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The Color Input and the Color Picker (chr/fro)273
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Indicators, Validations, and Notifications: Pick the Correct Communication Option (nng)272
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Practical Guide to Usability Testing271
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If It’s Not Usable, It’s Not Accessible (tpg)270
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The Goldilocks Principle for Prototyping (nng)269
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Scroll Fading 101 (nng)268
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12 Important User-Interface Design Guidelines (uxm)267
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5 Formatting Techniques for Long-Form Content (nng)266
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Your Website’s URLs Can and Should Be Beautiful265
Burn Your Toast (eri)264
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The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop (nng)263
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Button Labels: Is “OK” Ok? (uxd)262
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Scrollbars Are Becoming a Problem (art)261
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Don’t Use Fixed CSS “height” or “width” on Buttons, Links, or Any Other Text Containers (ash)260
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Table of Contents: The Ultimate Design Guide (nng)259
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In-Page Links for Content Navigation (nng)258
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Form Accessibility and Usability Beyond the Basics (pop)257
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Expanding Your Touch Targets (stu)256
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Things That Jakob’s Law Is Not255
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7 Reasons to Replace Advanced Search With Filters So Users Can Easily Find What They Need (ada)254
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Styling Links and Buttons (aar)253
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It’s Time to End Damaging Website Design Practices That May Harm Your Users252
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Toggles Suck!251
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When and Why to Use a Click Test250
How to Highlight Required and Optional Form Fields (ada)249
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How AI Can Make Software More Intuitive248
How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices (nng)247
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6 Tips for Improving Language Switchers on Ecommerce Sites (nng)246
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Error Message Guidelines (nng)245
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A Complete Guide to Usability Testing (uxm)244
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The Problem With Sticky Menus and What to Do Instead (ada)243
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3 Common IA Mistakes (That Are All Due to Low Information Scent) (nng)242
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A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design241
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Usability Heuristics in Game Design (uxd)240
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Usability 101 (nng)239
Foundations: Pointer Gestures (gra/tpg)238
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You Have the Users You Have (nng)237
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A Simple Custom (ste)236
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Personas Are Living Documents: Design Them to Evolve (nng)235
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It (nng)234
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The State of Usability in 2023 (vit/sma)233
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Aligning Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics With the WCAG 2.1 (hom)232
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Foundations: Target Sizes (tet)231
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Useful Accessibility and Usability Examples to Help Improve Your Designs (sma)230
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Prevent Focused Elements From Being Obscured by Sticky Headers (sib/tpg)229
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Does “www” Still Belong in URLs? (css)228
10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design (web)227
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Natural Language Inputs (jim)226
5 Takeaways From Screen Reader Usability Interviews225
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Complexity and Caution (tem)224
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Hostile Patterns in Error Messages (nng)223
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Applying the 8 Golden Rules of User-Interface Design (uxm)222
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Designing for Users With Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider (uxm)221
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Design for Them Not for You (nng)220
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Personas: Study Guide (nng)219
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Usability Heuristic Frameworks: Which One Is Right for You? (uxd)218
How to Make Your Designs Scannable (and Why You Should) (web)217
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Audience-Based Website Navigation (nng)216
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How Rapid Usability Testing Is Changing UX Research (uxm)215
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Accidental Dismissal of Overlays: A Common Mobile Usability Problem (nng)214
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When Is It OK to Disable Text Selection? (css)213
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Antipersonas: What, How, Who, and Why? (nng)212
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It (nng)211
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The Accessibility and Usability Journey of Drupal’s Primary Navigation (sma)210
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What Makes A Great Toggle Button? II (sma)209
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Designing Better Error Messages UX (vit/sma)208
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What Makes a Great Toggle Button? (sma)207
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Why User Personas Matter in UX Design (uxm)206
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Designing a Better Back Button UX (vit/sma)205
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Here, Here, and Here (tem)204
Research Insight: Accessibility of Images (tet)203
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Rethinking Device Emulation in Browsers (cod)202
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Using Grids in Interface Designs (nng)201
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Welcome to the Dark Side (yat)200
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Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)199
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7 UX Laws You’re Probably Getting Wrong (web)198
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The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)197
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Inclusive User Research: Analysing Findings (tet)196
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Hamburger Footer: Reaching the Bottom of Infinite Scroll195
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Checklist for Moderating a Usability Test (nng)194
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The Forgotten Benefits of “Low Tech” User Interfaces (uxd)193
Personas vs. Archetypes (nng)192
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Understanding User Behaviors Across Surfaces (uxm)191
Designing a Better Language Selector (vit/sma)190
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Usability Guidelines for Better Carousels UX (vit/sma)189
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Designing Better Breadcrumbs (vit/sma)188
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A New Statistical Approach for Predicting Usability Problems187
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If We Can Make a Product Work for Anyone, It Usually Works Better for Everyone186
You ≠ User (nng)185
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Dos and Don’ts of Mobile UX Design (uxm)184
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Improving Your User Experience to Reduce Bounce Rates (uxm)183
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Usability Testing: Driving the Best User Experience for Business Success (uxm)182
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How to Empathize With Your Users181
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An Introduction to User Journey Maps (ste)180
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Carousels: No One Likes You179
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Moderated Versus Unmoderated Usability Testing (uxm)178
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Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages (nng)177
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UX and User Personas: How to Get It Right176
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Settings Are Not a Design Failure175
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Building Like It’s 1984: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Intuitive Context Menus174
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Accessibility and 2022: 13 Design Trends From a Usability Perspective173
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Auto Dark Theme (chr/css)172
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Design Sprints Revisited: Designing With Your Users and Developers (uxm)171
Test Your Product on a Crappy Laptop (eri/css)170
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How Designers Can Prevent User Errors169
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Be Usable, Not Consistent, Not Uniform (uxd)168
The Problem With “Click Here” and “Learn More” Links (uxd)167
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The Options for Password-Revealing Inputs (chr/css)166
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Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements to Web Risk Management (sma)165
Okhsv and Okhsl164
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What Is Redundant Entry, and How Does It Affect Accessibility?163
Rethinking User Personas162
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Shifting Accessibility Testing to the Left161
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Inclusive Usability Testing: The Benefits of Inclusive Design160
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Feature Checklists Are Not Enough: How to Avoid Making Bad Software (nng)159
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Craft Good Questions for Usability Tests (uxd)158
Micro-Expressions in User Testing: When Users Reveal Their True Emotional States (uxd)157
How to Satisfy User Intent When Considering Search vs. Browse156
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Dangerous UX: Consequential Options Close to Benign Options (nng)155
How to Test Content With Users (nng)154
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Popup Problems (nng)153
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Easier Input on Mobile Devices152
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Weaving Web Accessibility With Usability (sma)151
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Information Scent150
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Abandoning Best Practices in UX149
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The 4 Pillars of Good Embed Code (j9t)148
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Listboxes vs. Dropdown Lists (nng)147
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Usability Testing for Voice Content (ali)146
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Dark Mode vs. Light Mode: Which Is Better? (nng)145
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Information Scent: How Users Decide Where to Go Next (nng)144
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Usability and Security; Better Together (24w)143
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Marking Required Fields in Online Forms142
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Footers Are Underrated141
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The 3-Click Rule for Navigation Is False (nng)140
Carousels on Mobile Devices (nng)139
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Checkboxes vs. Switches in Forms138
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5-Second Usability Test137
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Bad Icons: How to Identify and Improve Them (nng)136
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10 Simple Tips to Improve User Testing (sma)135
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Making Flat Design Usable134
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Tips for Icon Usability133
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Homepage Links Remain a Necessity (nng)132
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Best Practices for Animated Progress Indicators (sma)131
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How to Design Better Buttons (sma)130
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Top 10 Enduring Web-Design Mistakes (nng)129
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Mobile First Is Not Mobile Only (nng)128
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Never Show a Design You Haven’t Tested on Users (ali)127
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Website Forms Usability: Top 10 Recommendations (nng)126
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Infinite Scrolling, Pagination, or “Load More” Buttons? Usability Findings in Ecommerce (sma)125
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Usability Testing of Icons (nng)124
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“Learn More” Links: You Can Do Better (nng)123
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Simplicity Wins Over Abundance of Choice (nng)122
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Ensure High Contrast for Text Over Images (nng)121
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Hello, My Name Is <Error> (ali)120
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Preventing User Errors: Avoiding Conscious Mistakes (nng)119
Delivering Responsibly (sco/btc)118
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Low-Contrast Text Is Not the Answer (nng)117
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Reframing Accessibility for the Web (ali)116
Breaking Web Design Conventions = Breaking the User Experience (nng)115
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Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful (nng)114
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Writing Hyperlinks: Salient, Descriptive, Start With Keyword (nng)113
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On Links and Accessibility (j9t)112
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Usability Testing for Mobile Is Easy (nng)111
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When to Use “target="_blank"” (chr/css)110
3 Guidelines for Search Engine “No Results” Pages (nng)109
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