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reading/web

Widget for impatient readers

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Alex Poole

This little flag tells you how much time left to read till the end of the article. I don’t know if it’s pandering to people with low attention spans...

usability/visual design/web

Spot the UX mistakes in this Hollywood film

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Alex Poole

It’s easy to spot UI design bloopers in Hollywood films, like big red beeping “ACCESS DENIED” messages or cheesy 3D database fly-throughs. Wel...

bookmarks/eye tracking/favorites/information salience/visual search/web

How do people find and recognise browser bookmarks?

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Alex Poole

A masters thesis and conference paper exploring the effect of bookmark naming on bookmark recognition.

Featured articles

  • How Agile and UX can work together
  • Avoid jobs advertised as “UI/UX Designer”
  • Playing Top Trumps with UX
  • Good UX should bridge the divide between online and offline worlds

Original research

  • Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?
  • Fighting bad typography research
  • Eyetracking metrics (book chapter)
  • How do people find and recognise browser bookmarks?

Good vs bad UX

  • Poster or stamp? Use sensible defaults for product previews
  • Plan ahead when designing semi-transparent overlays
  • Use sensible defaults on forms
  • Supermarket receipt with categories
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