Came up recently in a 37signals podcast: http://37signals.com/podcast/#episode18 The straightforward, "brute-force" solution is to just use the first touch on a UI object as the …

Well Jakob seems to like them http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mega-dropdown-menus.html , however I still think opinion is divided. Is this the case?

They are very prevalent in current websites, (along with 'glossy' buttons) but why do we use them, what benefits do they provide, and what is the best use for them? I cannot find …

Hi, About tooltips, I was wondering what would be a better user experience: 1 - An '?' image, which, on mouse over, displays a box with a brief explanation. It disapears on mous …

Hello, the stakeholders of a web-based system I'm working on are insisting that they want the menu, currently a horizontal navigation bar located right below the branding on top o …

We're using a menu to enable the user to view a graph of system performance for a specific date. They can select to view today or a date within the last 7 days. Should all dates …

I am implementing an back-office application where the user type in prices for products. Sometimes it is preferred to type the price inclusive value-added-tax, VAT and sometimes ex …

1) What recommendations do folks have re path-based (vs location and attribute-based) breadcrumb navigation? 2) Does anyone have any stats or findings on what percentage of users …

If you were tasked with fixing a feature that all users (beginner - expert) found difficult to use, is it best to assess where things are going wrong and correcting that, or go bac …

Anybody got any research / findings about the effect on conversion of displaying promotional content as a)integrated part of a single site b)a separate micro-site? I’ve got an is …

Hi, I'd like to know what's now modern and trendy at designing user interface in business apps? My old Windows apps used modal windows very often. For instance there's a list/data …

Hi All, I am working with a client to redesign a multi-page form, that has rules and special case error messages built into the page flow. The client wants to turn the multi-page …

I'm currently designing an interface that will be, essentially, a collection of widgets and users will be able to customise the interface any way they please by populating it with …