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Brand = User Experience: The Interface Of A Cheeseburger

From Oliver Reichenstein
October 24th, 2009
115 Comments

There he goes, the web designer, stepping up to the counter of an empty McDonald’s at 3 o’clock in the morning. He is scanning the overhead menu, putting a cheeseburger in his mental shopping basket. “Cheezubahga, onegaishimasu,” we hear him say, “with an iced tea.” Waiting for his order, he examines ...

40+ Helpful Resources On User Interface Design Patterns

From Jacob Gube
June 15th, 2009
78 Comments

If there is a commonly reoccurring need for a particular solution, there is a great probability that someone has – by now – solved that need and has finished the legwork involved in researching and constructing something that resolves it. At the very least, you will find documentation ...

Modal Windows In Modern Web Design

From Matt Cronin
May 27th, 2009
84 Comments

Web design is essentially the organization of information into a readable, usable, functional and accessible format. Good organization of content is crucial, and you need a strong layout that you can build a website upon. You can use numerous interface elements and structures to organize content, such as jQuery-based content ...

8 Layout Solutions To Improve Your Designs

From Matt Cronin
May 19th, 2009
111 Comments

The organization of content is probably one of the most important and influential aspects of any good web design. Organizing information into a well-built layout is the basis of a website, and should always come before styling concerns. Without a good layout, the website doesn’t seem to flow correctly, and ...

Designing The Holy Search Box: Examples And Best Practices

From György Fekete
December 4th, 2008
100 Comments

On content-heavy websites, the search box is often the most frequently used design element. From a usability point of view, irritated users use the search function as a last option when looking for specific information on a website. If a website’s content is not organized properly, an efficient search engine ...

Creative User Interfaces in Modern Web Design

From Torley Wong
October 21st, 2008
48 Comments

The whole may be more than the sum of its parts, but without the parts, there is no whole. Lest that sound like some weird philosophical meandering to you, take comfort in observing the finer aspects of creative and appealing user interface design. The following list bucks tradition by not being ...

Pricing Tables: Examples And Best Practices

From György Fekete
October 13th, 2008
81 Comments

Pricing tables play an important role for every company that offers products or services. They are a challenge from both a design and usability standpoint. They must be simple but at the same time clearly differentiate between features and prices of different products and services. A pricing table should help users ...

The <hr>-Contest Results – Download your fresh <hr>-line now!

From Sven Lennartz
September 9th, 2008
233 Comments

Three weeks ago we have encouraged our readers to participate in our <hr>-contest by designing beautiful and creative horizontal lines. It was necessary, since this design-element was slowly disappearing and was often neglected in web design. But it is going to change now. We have received 1290 images and source-files ...