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“usability” Archive

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Entry (Sources) and Other Related TopicsDate#
Usability Testing With Disabled Users Is a Good Investment (nic)275
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“I’m Not a Designer But…” (ada)274
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In Defense of Text Labels (chr)273
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Human-Centered Design Through AI-Assisted Usability Testing: Reality or Fiction? (sma)272
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The Great AI UI Unification (mgs)271
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The Internet Is Unusable (ste/uxd)270
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The Browser Back Button: Hero, Villain, or Outdated Relic? (web)269
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User Research Myths (jon)268
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The Usability Myth: Users Don’t Really Know What They Want (and That’s Totally OK) (web)267
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Should Accordions Auto-Close Sections? (ash)266
Tools for Unmoderated Usability Testing (lol/nng)265
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The Danger of Defaults (tbk/nng)264
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How to Usability Test Your Product (if You Want Bad UX) (ada)263
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Don’t Fuck With Scroll (as)262
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Why Responsive Design Is Failing Modern Users (web)261
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Testing Digital Products the RITE Way (jhu/uxm)260
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Cookie Permissions: 5 Common User Types (sam/nng)259
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Should Destructive Buttons Be Hard to Find? (ada)258
The Importance of UX in Cybersecurity (iam/uxm)257
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Leveraging Usability-Testing Data in Making UX Design Decisions (sye/uxm)256
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Foundations: Form Validation and Error Messages (tet)255
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Icon Usability: When and How to Evaluate Digital Icons (kat/nng)254
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Error Messages: 4 Guidelines for Effective Communication (tne/nng)253
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Good Forms (dav)252
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Sanding UI (jim)251
Another Stab at Truncated Text (geo/css)250
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A/B Testing 101 (tne/nng)249
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Explicitly State the Difference Between Options (nng)248
How Can Accessibility Improve Your Conversion Rate Optimization Efforts? (cer)247
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Context Is King: Long Live the King! (llo/tpg)246
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Moderated and Unmoderated User Testing: The Differences (loo)245
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Let’s Make a Simpler, More Accessible Web (cod)244
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The Anchor Element (hey)243
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Tabs, Used Right (eva/nng)242
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User “Wants” vs. Accessibility (tem)241
Homepage Design: 4 Common Mistakes (nng)240
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Why Toggle Switches Suck (and What to Do Instead) (ada)239
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How to Increase the Visibility of Error Messages (tne/nng)238
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2-Page Login Pattern, and How to Fix It (vit/sma)237
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The Unclear Case of Usability Widgets on Your Website (eri)236
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Fine-Tuning Text Inputs (gar)235
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On Which Side Do We Put the Primary Button? (mar/uxd)234
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Mastering User-Centered Design, With 5 Advanced Tips (uxm)233
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Use Both Ratings Average and Number of Ratings When Sorting by User Ratings (bay)232
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Web Forms: Costly Mistakes You Want to Avoid (geo)231
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F-Shape Pattern and How Users Read (vit/sma)230
Don’t Use the “maxlength” Attribute to Stop Users From Exceeding the Limit (ada)229
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9 Signs Your Frontend Code Has Quality Issues That Affect Your Users (ang)228
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Breakpoints in Responsive Design (nng)227
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In-Page Links: 3 Usability Tips (nng)226
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Error Messages 101 (tne/nng)225
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Arguments for Opening Links in a New Tab or Window (gri/clo)224
Sometimes, a Button Just Wants to Look Like a Button (max/app)223
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How to Ensure Your Designs Work if You Can’t Access Sample Data (kai/uxd)222
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Accessibility Has Failed: Try Generative UI = Individualized UX221
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How I Developed the 10 Usability Heuristics220
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Don’t Disable Form Controls (aar)219
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Doing What’s Required: Indicating Mandatory Fields in an Accessible Way (dav/tpg)218
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Revolutionizing Usability Testing With Machine Learning (uxm)217
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The Psychology of Site Speed and Human Happiness (tam/spe)216
Should Links Open in a New Tab? (stv)215
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What Can a Website Do? (dav)214
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The Color Input and the Color Picker (chr/fro)213
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Indicators, Validations, and Notifications: Pick the Correct Communication Option (kim/nng)212
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Practical Guide to Usability Testing (we)211
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If It’s Not Usable, It’s Not Accessible (slo/tpg)210
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The Goldilocks Principle for Prototyping (nng)209
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Scroll Fading 101 (nng)208
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12 Important User-Interface Design Guidelines (cyn/uxm)207
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5 Formatting Techniques for Long-Form Content (nng)206
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Your Website’s URLs Can and Should Be Beautiful (jas)205
Burn Your Toast (eri)204
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The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop (kim+/nng)203
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Button Labels: Is “OK” Ok? (uxd)202
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Scrollbars Are Becoming a Problem (art)201
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Don’t Use Fixed CSS “height” or “width” on Buttons, Links, or Any Other Text Containers (ash)200
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Table of Contents: The Ultimate Design Guide (mat/nng)199
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In-Page Links for Content Navigation (nng)198
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Form Accessibility and Usability Beyond the Basics (pop)197
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Expanding Your Touch Targets (stu)196
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Things That Jakob’s Law Is Not (bri)195
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7 Reasons to Replace Advanced Search With Filters So Users Can Easily Find What They Need (ada)194
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Styling Links and Buttons (aar)193
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It’s Time to End Damaging Website Design Practices That May Harm Your Users (ico)192
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Toggles Suck! (joe/axe)191
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When and Why to Use a Click Test (mea)190
How to Highlight Required and Optional Form Fields (ada)189
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How AI Can Make Software More Intuitive (amr)188
How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices (tbk/nng)187
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6 Tips for Improving Language Switchers on Ecommerce Sites (nng)186
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Error Message Guidelines (tne+/nng)185
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A Complete Guide to Usability Testing (lar/uxm)184
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The Problem With Sticky Menus and What to Do Instead (ada)183
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3 Common IA Mistakes (That Are All Due to Low Information Scent) (nng)182
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A Designers Guide to the Principles of Web Design (loo)181
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Usability Heuristics in Game Design (tin/uxd)180
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Usability 101 (kat/nng)179
Foundations: Pointer Gestures (gra/tpg)178
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You Have the Users You Have (nng)177
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A Simple Custom (ste)176
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Personas Are Living Documents: Design Them to Evolve (mat/nng)175
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It (tne/nng)174
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The State of Usability in 2023 (vit/sma)173
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Aligning Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics With the WCAG 2.1 (hom)172
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Useful Accessibility and Usability Examples to Help Improve Your Designs (sma)171
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Foundations: Target Sizes (joe/tet)170
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Prevent Focused Elements From Being Obscured by Sticky Headers (sib/tpg)169
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Does “www” Still Belong in URLs? (css)168
10 Key Principles of User-Centered Design (web)167
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Natural Language Inputs (jim)166
5 Takeaways From Screen Reader Usability Interviews (jes)165
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Complexity and Caution (tem)164
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Hostile Patterns in Error Messages (kat/nng)163
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Designing for Users With Disabilities: 10 Factors to Consider (uxm)162
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Applying the 8 Golden Rules of User-Interface Design (uxm)161
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Design for Them Not for You (seg/nng)160
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Usability Heuristic Frameworks: Which One Is Right for You? (mic/uxd)159
Personas: Study Guide (kat/nng)158
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How to Make Your Designs Scannable (and Why You Should) (ben/web)157
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Audience-Based Website Navigation (pag/nng)156
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How Rapid Usability Testing Is Changing UX Research (ofa/uxm)155
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Accidental Dismissal of Overlays: A Common Mobile Usability Problem (rbu+/nng)154
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When Is It OK to Disable Text Selection? (mrd/css)153
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Antipersonas: What, How, Who, and Why? (nng)152
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It (tne/nng)151
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The Accessibility and Usability Journey of Drupal’s Primary Navigation (mik/sma)150
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What Makes A Great Toggle Button? II (sma)149
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Designing Better Error Messages UX (vit/sma)148
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Why User Personas Matter in UX Design (mad/uxm)147
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What Makes a Great Toggle Button? (sma)146
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Designing a Better Back Button UX (vit/sma)145
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Here, Here, and Here (tem)144
Research Insight: Accessibility of Images (ihe/tet)143
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Rethinking Device Emulation in Browsers (cod)142
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Using Grids in Interface Designs (nng)141
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Welcome to the Dark Side (yat)140
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Perceived Affordances and the Functionality Mismatch (tin)139
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7 UX Laws You’re Probably Getting Wrong (ben/web)138
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The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (rac/nng)137
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Inclusive User Research: Analysing Findings (tet)136
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Hamburger Footer: Reaching the Bottom of Infinite Scroll (gra/pro)135
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Checklist for Moderating a Usability Test (mar/nng)134
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The Forgotten Benefits of “Low Tech” User Interfaces (uxd)133
Personas vs. Archetypes (pag/nng)132
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Understanding User Behaviors Across Surfaces (uxm)131
Designing a Better Language Selector (vit/sma)130
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Usability Guidelines for Better Carousels UX (vit/sma)129
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Designing Better Breadcrumbs (vit/sma)128
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A New Statistical Approach for Predicting Usability Problems (mea)127
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If We Can Make a Product Work for Anyone, It Usually Works Better for Everyone126
You ≠ User (nng)125
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Usability Testing: Driving the Best User Experience for Business Success (kan/uxm)124
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Improving Your User Experience to Reduce Bounce Rates (uxm)123
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Dos and Don’ts of Mobile UX Design (gou/uxm)122
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How to Empathize With Your Users (usa)121
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An Introduction to User Journey Maps (ste/sit)120
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Carousels: No One Likes You (jon)119
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Moderated Versus Unmoderated Usability Testing (sal/uxm)118
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Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages (kat/nng)117
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UX and User Personas: How to Get It Right (dan/loo)116
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Settings Are Not a Design Failure (gri/lin)115
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Building Like It’s 1984: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Intuitive Context Menus (mic/hei)114
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Accessibility and 2022: 13 Design Trends From a Usability Perspective (cod/bet)113
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Design Sprints Revisited: Designing With Your Users and Developers (uxm)112
Auto Dark Theme (chr/css)111
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Test Your Product on a Crappy Laptop (eri/css)110
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How Designers Can Prevent User Errors (uxt)109
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Be Usable, Not Consistent, Not Uniform (dun/uxd)108
The Problem With “Click Here” and “Learn More” Links (cyn/uxd)107
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The Options for Password-Revealing Inputs (chr/css)106
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Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements to Web Risk Management (eli/sma)105
What Is Redundant Entry, and How Does It Affect Accessibility? (boi)104
Okhsv and Okhsl (bjo)103
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Shifting Accessibility Testing to the Left (mcr/app)102
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Rethinking User Personas (cin/uxb)101
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Inclusive Usability Testing: The Benefits of Inclusive Design (vis)100
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Feature Checklists Are Not Enough: How to Avoid Making Bad Software (kwh/nng)99
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Craft Good Questions for Usability Tests (uxd)98
Micro-Expressions in User Testing: When Users Reveal Their True Emotional States (uxd)97
How to Satisfy User Intent When Considering Search vs. Browse (alg)96
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Popup Problems (nng)95
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Weaving Web Accessibility With Usability (ur/sma)94
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The 4 Pillars of Good Embed Code (j9t)93
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Usability Testing for Voice Content (ali)92
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Usability and Security; Better Together (24w)91
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10 Simple Tips to Improve User Testing (101/sma)90
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Best Practices for Animated Progress Indicators (101/sma)89
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How to Design Better Buttons (101/sma)88
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Never Show a Design You Haven’t Tested on Users (ida/ali)87
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Infinite Scrolling, Pagination, or “Load More” Buttons? Usability Findings in Ecommerce (sma)86
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Hello, My Name Is <Error> (ali)85
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Delivering Responsibly (sco/btc)84
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Reframing Accessibility for the Web (kir/ali)83
On Links and Accessibility (j9t)82
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When to Use “target="_blank"” (chr/css)81
Improving Usability With Extra Navigation Keys (sib/sit)80
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Improving Your Website Usability Tests (dam/sma)79
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Usability of Browsers Error Messages (kar)78
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Usable Yet Useless: Why Every Business Needs Product Discovery (ria/ali)77
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Beyond Usability Testing (dev/ali)76
Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here” (sma)75
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Why We Shouldn’t Make Separate Mobile Websites (bru/sma)74
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Why Should You Care About Website Usability? (b2c)73
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On Web Apps and Their Keyboard Shortcuts (lea)72
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An Extensive Guide to Web Form Usability (jus/sma)71
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Organizing Mobile (luk/ali)70
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On URL Readability (lea)69
Print Style Sheets and URLs (j9t)68
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Defining Good Design (jas/sit)67
3 Usability Testing Habits to Make (emi/sit)66
Testing Content (ang/ali)65
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Readability: The Optimal Line Length (bay)64
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De-Clutter the Web With the Readability Bookmarklet (cra/sit)63
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The Myth of Usability Testing (rhj/ali)62
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Sorry About the Slashes (cra/sit)61
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The Trouble With Lightbox (and Its Variants) (jch)60
Inline Validation in Web Forms (luk/ali)59
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Informative and Usable Footers in Web Design (sma)58
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How to Customise Your 404 Page (sit)57
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Optimizing Conversion Rates: Less Effort, More Customers (spi/sma)56
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Better Usability in 5 Minutes (lea)55
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Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well (nng)54
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The Elements of Social Architecture (cwo/ali)53
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Site Map Usability (nng)52
Web Design: 10 Additional Research Findings You Should Know (j9t)51
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Andy Budd on Usability, Design, and the Death of CSS (and+/sit)50
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Zebra Striping: Does It Really Help? (ali)49
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Sign Up Forms Must Die (luk/ali)48
25 Years in Usability (nng)47
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10 Principles of Effective Web Design (vit/sma)46
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7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users (j9t)45
20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users (j9t/sma)44
Write Articles, Not Blog Postings (nng)43
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Usability Tips for Bloggers (sce/sit)42
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Usability Heuristics for Web Development Teams (sce/sit)41
Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know (j9t)40
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Usability for Developers (sce/sit)39
Interview With Jakob Nielsen (mat/sit)38
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Web 3.0 (zel/ali)37
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Usability and Accessibility in 2006 (pet)36
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The Value of Graphic Design (jus)35
Accessibility Is Not Enough (nng)34
CAPTCHA Are Not a Security Measure (sit)33
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Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes (nng)32
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Putting A/B Testing in Its Place (nng)31
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Usability Improvements Using the DOM (ale/sit)30
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Scrolling and Scrollbars (nng)29
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From an Alt Point of View (the)28
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Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons (nng)27
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More Usable Forms—Controlling Scroll Position (sit)26
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