Poster or stamp? Use sensible defaults for product previews
I love the London Transport Museum shop, especially the classic posters. I love how they provide a preview pane with an everyday object so you can imagine how t...
Tag: Screenshots
Plan ahead when designing semi-transparent overlays
This is a web version of the common problem you see in subtitled films – white text on a white background is going to be very hard to read (see Gaîté lyri...
Use sensible defaults on forms
This search form on iLounge seems to have archives going back to the birth of Christ, either that or they’re not using a sensible default start date. &nbs...
UX is for the whole life of a site, not just the design stage
This is the branch locator page for BNP Paribas on the French island of La Réunion. As you can see, the default zoom level in the Google maps widget is set a li...
Eurostar – please don’t use misleading advertising, it damages your brand
Spotted what I thought was an amazing offer the other day on the Guardian : Turns out it was €1 per child – and children under 4 don’t pay anyway. T...
Lazy Eurostar confirmation message with 12 conditional clauses
I just chose my seats for a trip to London - but despite the Eurostar site knowing the exact number of seats, passengers, and journeys involved, it was too lazy...
Sean Bean error message
This cinema app from Allocine injects a bit of humour into an otherwise humdrum error message. Quite appropriate really, since Sean Bean is known for his bad lu...
Widget for impatient readers
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...
Facebook wants to know your political views before it gives you a birthday card
How can you tell if it's worth trading your personal info for something online?
Zombie infographic
The Book Depository just sent me a newsletter reviewing the buying trends of 2011. In the list was this fun infographic on the sale of zombie related books and ...