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Give direction

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Alex Poole

Often people don’t know what they can do in an app. It’s useful to give them a bit of direction especially if the workflow or way of interacting is novel. 37Signals web-based apps do this with strong visual indicators and engaging video tips.

Posted in feedback, help, visibility Tagged Good UX, Screenshots, UX scrapbook

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