A list of best practices in user experience and interface design.
Four items are a critical threshold because of parallel individuation.
2 days ago is easier to understand than July 25.
Adapt your interface to different experiences that users will encounter.
Describe the materials, format, and any other requirements.
Clarify unfamiliar terms, languages, or meaning.
Add breadcrumbs and other markers.
Provide instructions or a link to documentation.
Reduce the saliency of peripheral information.
Sensations imply that a product is working.
Your page should contain words and image that users expect to find.
Help users notice elements that changed.
Let users duplicate input and monitor for excessive interactions.
Verify that unusual input was intentional.
Only offer acceptable choices and enable functions only when relevant.
Extend elements beyond the screen to communicate that more information exists.
Help users by suggesting options, showing typical answers, or teaching them how to extract value from your platform.
Push likely answers closer and keep frequent interactions visible.
Users should know which items they can click or interact with.
Users should know where to look first.
Help users return to a previous state of the interface.
Help users jump across menus or click small items.
Users should know whether their interaction has been (or will be) successful.
Let users control the appearance, timing, ordering and general preferences.
Help users understand exactly what will happen.
Use blue colors, keep users engaged, load the UI skeleton, and start the progress above zero.