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How to Design the Best Layout for Landing Pages

491 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🪑 Design UX Website Design
  1. Landing pages are for converting users into customers, not for general engagement.
  2. A landing page should have a specific layout with sections like Hero, Features, and Call-to-Action.
  3. Avoid including navigation bars or headers in the design of a landing page.
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How to Use Placeholder Hints for Better Form Input

569 implied HN points • 21 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Design
  1. Designers often misusing placeholder hints which leads to clutter and confusion in forms.
  2. Common violations include using placeholder hints to instruct users or provide additional help text.
  3. The article provides guidance on using placeholder hints effectively for properly formatted user input.

Why Your Cards Need a Footer for Metadata

746 implied HN points • 11 Apr 23
🕹 Technology UX Design
  1. Users scan cards quickly, so it's important to make them easy to distinguish.
  2. Each card has primary data and metadata which should be clearly separated.
  3. Placing metadata in the footer of the card helps users understand the content better.

Why It's Bad to Explain Features on Your Onboarding Screen

530 implied HN points • 20 Jun 23
🕹 Technology UX Design
  1. Users may forget information explained on the onboarding screen once they start using the app.
  2. Human working memory has limited capacity, making it difficult for users to retain all the onboarding information for their tasks.
  3. Effort spent explaining features on the onboarding screen may end up being wasted as users struggle to remember the details.

Vertical vs. Horizontal Cards: Which Are Better?

530 implied HN points • 22 Mar 23
🪑 Design User Experience
  1. Deciding between vertical and horizontal cards depends on factors like the content and user experience.
  2. Horizontal cards with large images may require more visual effort to consume due to scattered scanning flow.
  3. Understanding eye fixations and saccades can help in choosing the best card layout for displaying content.

The Formula for Perfect Corners on Cards

452 implied HN points • 08 Jun 23
🪑 Design UI/UX
  1. Concentric corner radii create aesthetically pleasing cards.
  2. Mismatched corner radii can make cards look unattractive.
  3. Following a simple formula ensures nested elements have concentric corners on cards.

The Myth of Low Engagement Carousels

491 implied HN points • 10 May 23
🪑 Design UI/UX
  1. There's a myth that carousels have poor user engagement, but it's based on incomplete research.
  2. Studies show low engagement in carousels with small arrow buttons that users often miss.
  3. Users are more likely to interact with elements that grab their interest and provide information.