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Tutorial on how to use the "active" anchor state to give styled buttons a custom look when they're clicked. read more »
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Interfaces get too cluttered if we put too many controls on them. Simplify your interface with simple CSS hover controls. This tutorial shows you how. read more »
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7 usability issues to avoid when working on your websites. read more »
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What should you use to organize content on your site: categories or tags? Usability Post discusses each one's benefits and downsides and gives recommendations. read more »
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A good UI should fade away, putting content in the front seat — it should be transparent. Sometimes there can be too much ‘UI’ — controls and buttons that are too strong and distracting win over content in their battle for attention. read more »
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Usability is not just about the layout of buttons, tabs, labels and content. It's also about the writing — the copy. Usability Post goes through an example by making improvements to a landing page copy and gives tips for making your copy more usable. read more »
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Contrast one of the more powerful tools in your arsenal. Use it not only to give the most important things the focus they deserve, but to also remove any noise from secondary and tertiary elements on the page. read more »
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Thinking outside the box can make your designs “pop”, and having good ideas can help you become successful — but what if you could not only think outside the box, but play with the box, kick the box, smash the box all over the place. read more »
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A quick guide to selecting the right color or colors for your brand identity. Includes examples, tools and related resources. read more »
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Examples and guidelines on how to use whitespace to effectively show relationships between various content elements, like headings, paragraphs and buttons. read more »
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The article argues that the user interface (UI) is not only an important element of product design — it's your product's most important feature. read more »
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The article discusses the principle of "stealing" good design instead of just imitating it — a process that involves learning and expansion of skills rather than plagiarism. read more »
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Tabbed menus are one of the most popular ways to implement navigation. Here are 5 tips you should consider when adding tabs on your site. read more »
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Traditional UI principles dictate that we should keep your UI elements consistent — but this may not be the best way to go in many cases. Context dictates what elements and formats make sense on any given page or screen. This article explains the context over consistency principle with examples. read more »
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Using Color Profiles in Photoshop isn't only relevant to photography or print work — it also applies to the web. If you don't set up your color management correctly, the images you save for the web may end up lighter and more desaturated than the images you worked with. This articles explains a simple setup that works. read more »
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