Feb 14 2012

Rian van der Merwe - How To Stop Designing For Ourselves

Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “What were the architects thinking?” Or have you simply felt frustrated by a building that made you uncomfortable, or felt anger when

ux , Process , Usability , Design

Sep 04 2012

Christian Holst - The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012

A year ago we published an article on 11 fundamental guidelines for e-commerce checkout design here at Smashing Magazine. The guidelines presented were based on the 63 findings of a larger E-Commerc

User Research , ux , Studies , E-Commerce

Jun 20 2012

Anthony T - Why Your Links Should Never Say “Click Here”

Have you ever wanted your users to click a link but didn’t know how to get them to act? When some designers run into this problem, they’re tempted to use the words “Click here” on their links. Befo

seo , ux , Usability , Opinion Column

May 15 2009

Frank Puscher - Optimizing Conversion Rates: It’s All About Usability

In this article you’ll learn what to consider when preparing a perfect landing page for your product, how to focus user’s attention on the most important parts of your sites and also how you can use

optimization , ux , Usability , E-Commerce , Conversion

May 02 2011

Lyndon Cerejo - A User-Centered Approach To Web Design For Mobile Devices

For the past few years, we’ve heard pundits declaring each year as “year of the mobile Web”; each year trying to sound more convincing than the previous. Whether 2011 will be the real “year of the m

Responsive Design , mobile , Strategy

Nov 17 2025

Eduard Kuric - What Makes A Great Toggle Button? (Case Study, Part 2)

In the first article of this two-parter, we have covered a crucial yet unresolved problem in UI design concerning toggle buttons. Getting across which option is active isn’t easy. There are many vis

ux , Usability , Case Studies , ui