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Why You Should Never Center or Right Align Your Logo
Many designers assume that center or right aligning their website logo will make their brand more memorable. Research has shown this assumption is not true at all. In fact, straying from a left aligned...
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Why You Should Never Use Pure Black for Text or Backgrounds
Did you know you’re committing a sin of readability if you use pure black on your designs? A survey found “58 percent of adults in the U.S.” have experienced eye strain from working on computers....
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Bright, Saturated Colors for Backgrounds
Are you choosing colors for your interface that strain the user’s eyes? If you’re using a bright and saturated color for your background, you’re making it hard for users to keep their eyes on your...
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monday.com: A Visual Project Management Tool for Design Teams
Collaborating with your team on different projects is hard to do if you have to sift through stacked email threads. This is no way for designers work. Designers should spend most of their time...
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Design Vetting: A Process for Getting Actionable Feedback on Your Designs
Every designer has had a conversation like this with a client or co-worker who reviewed their designs for approval. The result is vague, biased feedback that ignores user needs. You get frustrated...
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Get a Free .design Domain for Your New Website
Similar to “.com” domains, “.design” is a domain name extension that is ideal for designers because it signals to visitors what your website or product is about. With a .design domain name, your...
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Stop Using Select Menus for Known User Input
Before you decide to use a select menu for your form field ask yourself a question. Will users know their input without looking at the list of options? If the answer is yes, do not use a select menu...
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Bad Practices on Birthdate Form Fields
Asking users for their birthdate on a form is complicated. Birthdates have formats that vary depending on the country and they consist of three separate data strings. It’s easy to confuse and frustrate...
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Bad Practices on Phone Number Form Fields
Phone number fields, along with birthdate fields, are tricky to get right. There are many phone number formats users can choose from and they’re often unsure which one is valid. Sometimes they’re even...
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Actionable Vs. Unactionable Feedback: Which Are You Getting?
Every designer receives feedback on their designs when working with others. But not every designer receives actionable feedback they’re confident applying to their design. Most of the time they get...
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Why You Should Use a Text Area for Address Form Fields
Have you ever filled out a form and froze on the address field? A usability study found that 30% of users come to a confusing stop when they encounter the “address line 2” field. Not only that, but the...
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The Best Way to Display Text Fields
The most common interface component used to request user information on forms is the text field. They come in various shapes and styles. But what is the best way to display them for optimal usability?...
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UX Career Track: A Bootcamp to Get Your UX Career on Track
Have you thought about changing careers to becoming a UX designer? Springboard’s UX Career Track will prepare you to make that transition in 6 months—with a job guaranteed. The UX Career Track is...
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How to Display Steppers on Mobile Forms
When your form has multiple pages, a stepper is a must. Steppers keep users informed about their progress by indicating what step they’re on and how many steps are left. Displaying steppers on mobile...
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How to Prevent Mistapping on Icon Buttons
If you’ve designed a mobile app before, you know how useful and prevalent icon buttons are. But what you don’t know is how often users mistap them when they’re placed too close together. This is a...
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UX Design Career Track: Transition into a Role in 6 Months
Have you been thinking about transitioning into a UX role but feel a bit lost? Maybe you’re someone with limited experience who doesn’t have a solid portfolio to show prospective employers. If this is...
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The Big Problem with Personas
Personas have long been a useful UX tool for summarizing user research data. Designers create these character profiles to humanize their findings and insights for project stakeholders. The purpose is...
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Mobile Icon Design for Faster Visual Search
Icons have many uses on a mobile interface. You can use them to call attention to information, signify a state, or represent task actions. When representing task actions, the icons become buttons. The...
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Porkbun: Get a Free .design Domain Name
Thinking of building a professional design portfolio? A .design domain name is the perfect way to build your own brand and showcase your work. It’s just like .com and .net but more relevant for...
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Solid Vs. Outline Icons: Which Are Faster to Recognize?
When building a mobile app, there comes a time when you have to decide whether to use solid or outline icons. Which style is better for user experience? Some think the difference between them is just a...
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