Yes.... this is annoying. ><;;
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1. Hidden log-in link
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2. Pop-ups for content presentation
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4. Invisible links
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5. Visual noise
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8. Dynamic navigation
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- You don’t use pop-ups.
Pop-ups interrupt the browsing session of the visitors and require an instant feedback. Respect your visitors. - You don’t change users’ window size.
The same argument as the one against pop-ups holds. Some browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer, saves the browser dimensions and uses them for further browser sessions. As Ben Bodien commented, “it’s just plain inconsiderate to assume that you know better than the user how their software environment should be configured?” - You don’t use too small font sizes.
Long passages are harder to read, and to read brief sentences readers need more time. It holds also for links, buttons, forms, search boxes and other elements. Good news — in Web 2.0 the opposite is the case. - You don’t have unclear link text.
Links have to be precise and lead to the destination they describe. Ambiguous link descriptions should be avoided. - You don’t have dead links.
There are too many of them anyway; why would you want to point your visitors to a dead end? - You have at most one animation per page.
If blinking images are wide-spread through the site, it’s extremely hard to focus on one single site element. Give your visitors an opportunity to perceive your content. Using animated ads, don’t place them right along your articles. - You make it easy to contact you.
Maybe because you just don’t want to be contacted, but If visitors do want to get in touch with you, but can’t find any contact information, you lose their interest and trust. Disastrous for online-shopping, a missed opportunity for the rest. - Your links open in the same window.
Visitors want to have control over everything what happens in their browser. If they’d like to open a link in a new window they will. If they don’t want to, they won’t. If your links open in a new window you make the decision which is not your decision to make.
8 Usability Check-Points You Should Be Aware Of
- You don’t use pop-ups.
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meg smegA good example of what to do by showing people examples of what NOT to do...
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Add Sticky Note9. Drop-Down Menus.
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Add Sticky NoteFuture Nightmare?
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Oh yeah... I didn't get it the first time...
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Andrew VilarSometimes you just want to get the information you're after, save it and move along. And you can't. Usability nightmares — which are rather the
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Hart LiddellSometimes you just want to get the information you're after, save it and move along. And you can't. Usability nightmares — which are rather the
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Michael RaymondSometimes you just want to get the information you're after, save it and move along. And you can't. Usability nightmares — which are rather the
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“the shiny surface wins awards, real substance wins customers”
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Nevermind what design you have, and nevermind which functionality you have to offer — if your visitors don’t understand how they can get from point A to point B they won’t use your site.
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- a clear, self-explanatory navigation,
- precise text-presentation,
- search functionality and
- visible and thought-out site structure.
In almost every professional design (except from special design showcases such as, e.g., portfolios) you need to offer your visitors
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Hidden log-in link.
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Pop-ups for content presentation.
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Almost every modern web browser uses a popup-blocker to prevent pop-ups, ad blocks and further site content recognized as advertisement. Firefox, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer make use of it — therefore the idea to use pop-ups to present the main content isn’t probably the most reasonable idea web-designer might come up with.
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Invisible links.
Visitors have to know where they are, where they’ve been and where they can go next. If designers don’t present this information in an appropriate way, visitors can have serious problems with site navigation.
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Visual noise.
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Content blocks layering upon each other.
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You don’t use pop-ups.
Pop-ups interrupt the browsing session of the visitors and require an instant feedback. Respect your visitors. -
You don’t change users’ window size.
The same argument as the one against pop-ups holds. Some browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer, saves the browser dimensions and uses them for further browser sessions. -
You don’t use too small font sizes.
Long passages are harder to read, and to read brief sentences readers need more time. It holds also for links, buttons, forms, search boxes and other elements. Good news — in Web 2.0 the opposite is the case. -
You don’t have unclear link text.
Links have to be precise and lead to the destination they describe. Ambiguous link descriptions should be avoided. -
You make it easy to contact you.
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Your links open in the same window.
Visitors want to have control over everything what happens in their browser. If they’d like to open a link in a new window they will. If they don’t want to, they won’t. If your links open in a new window you make the decision which is not your decision to make.
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Simone Economo"Nevermind what design you have, and nevermind which functionality you have to offer — if your visitors don’t understand how they can get from point A to point B they won’t use your site."
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Rafa BayonaYou simply have to folow the basic rules of usability and common sense. You want to communicate with your visitors, don’t drive them away, right? In this article we take a look at some of the usability nightmares you should avoid designing functional an
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Mindy McAdamsReally nice examples, good for teaching Web design principles
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William WallaceSometimes you just want to get the information you’re after, save it and move along. And you can’t. Usability nightmares — which are rather the daily routine than an exception — appear every now and again; usually almost every time you type your s
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Andre MalheiroNevermind what design you have, and nevermind which functionality you have to offer — if your visitors don’t understand how they can get from point A to point B they won’t use your site.
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