#uxfail

[designtank]

Typography is the poor stepchild of UX design

I started my design career at a studio that put good typography first. That seems to have become a lost art.

Graphic design degrees typically included at least one course in typography. Since digital design took over, I see far too few designers paying much attention, if any, to readability and legibility. Terms like measure, x-height, and baseline grid are seemingly part of a foreign language.

But to me, if visitors to your UX portfolio site can’t actually read your copy, I consider it a user experience fail.

These examples, found from a round-up of “featured” portfolios, just made me sad. If you recognize your site (or even if you don’t!), please keep in mind not everyone has the vision of a 30-year-old.

[ankitparmar09]

They called it ‘liquid’ because everything just slips away, including usability.

[webblog22]

Avoid These 10 Website Navigation Mistakes That Turn Users Away

Ever clicked on a website, only to immediately feel lost or frustrated? That’s what bad navigation does. As a website design and development company, we’ve helped businesses reclaim lost traffic simply by restructuring how visitors move through their site.

💡 Here are 10 mistakes that might be ruining your UX:

➡ Too Many Menu Items – When every page is "important," none of them stand out. ➡ Confusing Labels – Users shouldn’t have to guess what “Synergy Hub” means. ➡ Non-uniform Menus – Menu changes from page to page disrupt the flow. ➡ Ignoring the Mobile Experience – Tiny fonts, dropdown issues—mobile users won’t stick around. ➡ Broken or Outdated Links – Nothing says “we don’t care” like a 404 error. ➡ Unclickable Menu Items – Every item should do something. ➡ Hiding Key Pages – Your services shouldn’t be buried under 3 layers. ➡ No Testing Across Devices – If it works on your laptop, that’s not enough. ➡ No Feedback Loop – Surveys, heatmaps, and user testing go a long way. ➡ SEO Overlooked – Menu items are also crawl paths for search engines.

🔧 If you’re in the process of WordPress website development, use this list as your UX checklist!

For more details read our blog here

[tepi]

Diktálnom kell az ad/vesz villanyórámat. Melyiket melyikbe írjam?

[sql-unicorn]

So someone decided to redesign an intranet (which was a launched with *much* fanfare and plaudits) and, as is common these days, asked for suggestions, feedback and improvements. A ‘new fresh look with everything you need up front’, redesigned and re-worded mega-menu options, change of focus to be more retail-y, big square tiles for ‘important’ apps, everything.

Those suggestions and comments were gratefully received and acted on in due course (release windows prevailing, naturally).

Result ?

It now looks almost *exactly* like it used to, but in a higher contrast colour pallette.

[sherwinpelayo]

Day 185-2019: A #UXFail story with #GrabPH. I was in the process of verifying my identity for my GrabPay wallet via video call. Was happy to see that, at least, the app shows how many more customers are there before me. Great UX, I thought. I was 11th in queue and I see sort of a countdown, about 30 seconds per customer. Not bad. Then, when there was only one more customer before me, this showed and the call wait was cut. Geez, thanks Grab for making the decision for me. I could not get in anymore the entire day and just saw this every attempt I made. #Life365 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzfh7VynCm4/?igshid=bf8kvcu30sx9

[gzicherm]

In what alternate universe is a single piece of kit-kat “1 serving” @nestle ? #uxfail (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCCZNRAgNM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b7gkp0ds8wd2

[uxsnob-blog]

The hell with accessibility!