UX Weekly: Issue #27

By Jonathan Kochis • Issue #27 • View online

We had a great discussion in the office this week about the dreaded (ok, maybe it’s not that bad…) home page carousel. The ‘to carousel or not to carousel’ conversation comes up on nearly every large web redesign we work on. Our advice is almost always to avoid carousels or at least approach them with caution. We’re working on some internal research and best-practice advice that I hope to publish soon, in the meantime I’ve included a few relevant articles in this week’s newsletter. I’ve also included some posts about form design that I think are important and relevant across the board (websites, mobile applications, enterprise software, etc.). Enjoy and have a great weekend!

- Jonathan

Round and round we go

Carousel Interaction Stats - June 2013 Update

This is a great resource if you’re looking for more information on how infrequently carousel features are interacted with.

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Ten Requirements For Making Home Page Carousels Work For End Users (If Needed)

Home page carousels can work, but in practice the vast majority of implementations perform poorly with end users (as evidenced in the post above). This article includes ten requirements for making home page carousels work for end users.

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Form design best practice

Design Better Forms

Whether it is a signup flow, a multi-view stepper, or a monotonous data entry interface, forms are one of the most important components of digital product design. Read the comments on this one – great discussion around dropdowns vs. showing all options.

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Alternatives to Placeholder Text

This is another post by Andrew Coyle that gets specific about placeholder text in forms.

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Dropdowns Should be the UI of Last Resort

All too often mobile forms make use of dropdown menus for input when simpler or more appropriate controls would work better. This article includes several alternatives to dropdowns to consider in your designs and why.

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