Button placement on forms is often ignored or prioritised based on what looks good. But button placement can make or break a form, and a form can make or break a user’s experience. That’s why it’s essential to get it right. Here I’ll explain where to put buttons across a range of different forms based […]
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Hierarchic Indeterminate Checkboxes with JavaScript (Vanilla)
Earlier today Chris Coyier tweeted that he was in the process of rewriting one of his pens without jQuery: Been trying to re-write this without jQuery: https://t.co/xvsZMKsfvL I’m like 70% there but haven’t quite gotten it. jQuery is doing so much helpful DOM traversal here it’s a pain in the ass without it. — Chris […]
Paint Holding in Google Chrome
One of the features that shipped with Chrome 76 is “Paint Holding”. It’s a technique that removes the “flash of white” – e.g. the white page you briefly see while the browser is loading the next page – when navigation between two pages on the same origin, thus delivering a smoother experience to the user. […]
Reducing motion with the <picture> element
Great trick by Brad Frost, in which he combines prefers-reduced-motion? with the <picture> element <picture> <source srcset="no-motion.jpg" media="(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)"></source> <img src="animated.gif alt="brick wall" /> </picture> Yes, that actually works! Reducing motion with the <picture> element → 💫 When taking prefers-reduced-motion into account in your CSS code, it becomes really powerful when combined with CSS Variables
Beyond the interface – The Sameness of Apps and Websites
Friend Thomas Byttebier – Digital Director at Base Design – has written a very insightful post on the sameness of apps, websites, subway maps, and coffee shops. Why do all apps look the same nowadays? Why do all websites look the same? What can brands do to create more memorable digital experiences? And also: how […]
Building Better Forms™ by not taking away affordances
Don’t fiddle too much with your forms‘ look and feel. A small innocent-looking piece of CSS, even when combined with semantically correct HTML, could leave you with a degraded User Experience and make your forms less Accessible. Yesterday I went to see Girl at Kinepolis. Whilst ordering tickets I ran into an issue though: after […]
Mozilla Hacks: Designing the Flexbox Inspector
With the upcoming release of Firefox 65 (due January 29tgh), its DevTools will sport a new shiny Flexbox Inspector. The new Flexbox Inspector, created by Firefox DevTools, helps developers understand the sizing, positioning, and nesting of Flexbox elements. Victoria Wang details how they UX challenges that came with this tool were tackled. Built on the […]
How Apple can fix 3D Touch
Eliz Kılıç writes down something that’s been bothering me too: Apple introduced 3D Touch and its new related interactions Peek and Pop in 2014. It’s been almost 4 years since its first introduction, yet people don’t know/use 3D Touch. Why would they? Even tech-savvy users don’t know which buttons offer 3D touch. Let alone regular […]
How to reposition multiple iOS apps at the same time
TIL: You can move multiple iOS apps at the same time. Tap and hold to start wiggling one, move it a little, then tap other apps to add ‘m to the stack you’re moving. Did this help you out? Like what you see?Consider donating. I don’t run ads on my blog nor do I do […]
Dribble Inspired Todo Empty State Transition implemented in React Native
Ooh this is nice. Uses a simple Animated.Value which is animated from 0 to 1. Said value is only defined once – in a wrapping component – and is passed on to the various children as a prop. react-native-todo-empty-state-transition →