Farewell, my 2011. Welcome, 2012.
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Nice Design Patterns in WordPress
I am a fan for Wordpress.
As a UI/UX designer, WordPress is one of my great sources for new ideas and patterns. When got stuck, stopping work for a while and browsing these great patterns is a great way to get new ideas. We don’t necessarily always invent new. Knowing how to use existing good design patterns is not easy, either. Actually, if one wants to become an expert in using existing patterns in right place, he/she needs a lot of practice, too.
Continue readingFrom Designers to All Clients…
There seems to be arguments between designers and clients always. Well, then how about make a poster clearly state the designers’ opinions, haha:)
Continue readingLesson from An Air Pump: Eliminate Extra Stuff in Designs
I am thinking about what challenge designers could eliminate for users when designing various products. Now as a User Experience Engineer, it’s part of my job to simplify the designs while keep good functionality as much as possible. This is a process though, since we, designers, sometimes tend to hold our ideas like babies, and do not want to give up any. However, holding too much on unnecessary components may result in frustrated users like me. And worse, they would leave and go for other similar, but better, products.
Continue readingTerms of Services, Did You Ever Read Them?
Terms of Services is a necessary part for applications, but how many people would read them? If we make them look nicer, will more people look at them? I do not have a good idea so far.
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Smart & Interesting Domain Names
Attractive interfaces. Great content. A nice domain name is also a plus for your website.
Continue readingAvoid Asking These Questions in a Website Usability Test
“Don’t”s in asking questions are also important as those “Do”s during a usability test.
Continue readingYUI Graded Browser Support
Yahoo! Developer Network (YDN) has a very interesting article on YUI Graded Browser Support.
Continue readingTips for HTML Headings to Improve Web Accessibility
Here is an excellent and interesting video about how HTML Headings could affect web page readability for sighted (or blind) users with screen readers, say, JAWS.
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