Usability Insights From Sun Microsystem8217s 1997 Web Design

The Microsoft page below also changes the information displayed on the screen as the user enters information — but, in this example, the fields stay the same, while inline error messages or explanations appear as the user progresses. Technically, this page is a form and not a wizard — the steps of the process are not modified by the actions

If immediate results are not achievable or seem ill-suited, an alternative (i.e. radio buttons or a single checkbox — see chart above) should be used instead. If you’re considering including toggles in long forms where other types of form fields are present, and users will need to click a Submit button for other changes to take effect

In the case of Zillow.com, a real-estate website, users can browse property listings without having an account or real-estate agent. However, when they attempt to contact an agent for a listing, the site displays a modal dialog asking them whether they already have an agent. This information is not critical to the immediate next step (contacting

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

Freelancers are at particular risk of exploitation from employers. In some cases, the scope of their work can be increased with no new pricing negotiations, they could be left waiting for weeks to be paid, and they typically don’t enjoy the same health or retirement benefits that in-house staff receives as standard. Moreover, online

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

Our research showed that practitioners most commonly associate service blueprints with an artifact, an exercise or framework, or a collaborative tool. Additionally, service blueprints are used throughout the product-design process, from planning research to implementation. Practitioners found that service blueprints create alignment and

As designers we often generate many candidate solutions for a single problem and ultimately choose only one. In this process, many great ideas are left on the cutting-room floor. As you’re writing your case studies, include candidate solutions and explain the thought process behind the designs. Hiring managers want to know that you’ll be able

The more important a decision is, the more imperative it is to get educated votes. Give participants time ahead of the voting session to do their research. For example, if developers will vote on technical feasibility, they should have time to dig into APIs or existing code before casting their vote. This approach ensures that the voting is not

In a longer conversation, one user asked a Purple representative about the company’s return policy and got an answer after 2 minutes. He commented “I could get that answer from everywhere, so it bothers me that it took so long for him to give me that answer. Even though it was just two minutes, it felt like a long time just waiting staring at

If there are specific categories of people you need to exclude from the study, an open-ended question will be better than a multiple-choice one with answers that list the excluded categories. For example, unless your design is for expert users, it’s best to exclude those whose job relates to the design you are evaluating, because their

The shopping cart is not the only part of the ecommerce site that needs to support decision-making, but it is a frequently overlooked one. Websites should allow users to store future purchases in their carts too. Some people shop one day and pay a few days later, after they decide. It's not necessary to make saving the cart a user action to

Soon, everyone got on board and organizations began creating mobile versions of their site. However, inefficient and clunky infrastructure left users dependent on their desktop. Finally, the mobile web reached a point of maturation with the creation of Responsive Web Design. Using the same code for desktop and mobile and controlling for

For those who integrate AMP with WordPress and Adobe, respondents cited strong integrations and ease of use as the main benefits. However, WordPress users also called out site performance improvements including site loading speed and SEO impact as main reasons why WordPress works best with AMP. For those using PWAs, more people are building with

When it comes to facilitating a truly enjoyable and productive workplace, it takes more than just the promise of perks and ping pong. Employees want their workplaces to reflect what they value and expect out of the company they work for: trustworthiness, morality, and the opportunity to grow both in their role and as an individual. For companies

Regardless of its type and business focus, every IT company requires a healthy legal framework for maintaining effective partnerships with clients overseas. Clients, on the other hand, want to make sure that there will be no legal obstacles when they choose to partner with a service provider in Ukraine. Thus, one of the drivers of the IT industry

Despite the conflict and post-soviet legacy, Ukraine is showing signs of stabilization and prosperity, and it is hitting its target for 3.5% GDP growth in 2018. Inflation is going down and is estimated to normalize under 6% by 2019. A large share of the profit growth can be tributed to the development of the IT industry. It is one of the most

We’ve built a pipeline: from the moment when the logs come from the equipment to the moment when they are completely analyzed, processed, and stored in the data warehouse. Our Data engineers are working on ensuring longevity of the equipment. They have improved the system of timely replacing devices and reducing the number of not-fault-founds

Similar to how a user’s emotion is represented throughout a customer-journey map, employees’ emotions can be represented in the blueprint. (Emotion is shown through the green and red faces in the example below.) Where are employees frustrated? Where are employees happy and motivated? If you already have some qualitative data regarding points

Card layouts are less scannable than lists. A standard vertical list view (in which each item occupies a new row in the layout, and may still contain mixed media such as an image, title, summary, and so forth) is more scannable than cards because the positioning of the individual elements is fixed in size and more predictable for the eye. Thus

Another situation in which accordions are helpful is when the information is restricted to very small spaces, such as on mobile devices. On small screens people often stop scrolling before reaching the end of an extremely long page. If the page has several loosely related pieces of information, users often cannot guess if the information in which

The supply chain is no longer a stranger to cyber threats. As the healthcare industry heavily relies on cloud-based systems, third-party service providers, and vendors in the supply chain. The organizations also realize the risk of supply chain attacks. Hackers can compromise third party goods and services to steal private data, install malicious

KRACK shows us we are now living in the new age of exposure. It is a combination of a world of devices that either can’t be updated or cannot have any security software running on them. Since we can’t stop using smartphones, remove all the smart TVs, take away the connected healthcare unit, or remove the quality control sensors from the

Not everything is Facebook’s fault, according to Facebook. Mark places some of the onus ofresponsibility on Facebook userswho didn’t read the ToS, manage their data settings or fully understand what happens when you put your entire life online. In his view, and it’s a tough pill to swallow, no one forced users to take a personality

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability to damage portions of our internal infrastructure

She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability to damage portions of our internal infrastructure

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a 60-day review of Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative; a largely classified, purported $30 billion, multi phase plan to address cybersecurity issues that Hathaway was involved in developing. The

At WP Engine, we believe our people are the core of every success, award, milestone and every achievement. That’s because employees who truly feel empowered and validated by their workplace are energized to delight and inspire the customer in every interaction. When new employees walk through the door on the first day, they’re encouraged to be

Last week, WP Engine employees from all over the U.S. came together at our Austin headquarters for the first biannual All-Hands event of 2019. All Hands is a two-day event in which employees from other offices and teams around the country get the chance to collaborate and strategize with one another. This year’s theme was “Boldly Go” in

WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner has been named Executive of the Year by DivInc, the first tech pre-accelerator in Texas focused on championing diversity within the startup ecosystem. Their mission is to empower people of color and women entrepreneurs and help them overcome barriers to building successful high growth businesses by providing them with