Button wording must be meaningful, not fanciful

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The Minute UX™ series: one-minute reads about website problems I’ve discovered in numerous UX audits. Choosing the right words for website or app buttons is crucial. (I’ll save button visual design for another blog.) Vague or fanciful button text is remarkably … Read more

Careless responsive design hurts mobile usability

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The Minute UX™ series: one-minute reads about website problems I’ve discovered in numerous UX audits. I suspect that website owners, designers, and developers view their sites more often on desktop screens than on phones and therefore mobile problems go unseen. Every … Read more

When, why & how web links should open new tabs

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The Minute UX™ series: one-minute reads about website problems I’ve discovered in numerous UX audits. Improper link handling can disrupt user experience and fail at accessibility compliance. I often see these three problems with internal and external text links and buttons … Read more

Web accessibility matters: How to do it (& how NOT to)

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Accessibility means making things usable for people with disabilities. Beyond the physical world, it applies to digital products like websites, apps, smart TVs, computer user interfaces — anything with a screen that humans interact with should be accessible to people … Read more