Applying The Golden Ratio In Modern Designs

By underpinning the design of your website with a literally natural order, viewers may find your design more interesting and innately pleasing. This concept is called the golden ratio, a mathematical concept nature obeys and that we humans subconsciously recognize as an expression of perfection. The Golden What? In simple terms, the golden ratio (also […]

Advantages and Disadvantages of Heuristics

A heuristic evaluation should not replace usability testing. Although the heuristics relate to criteria that affect your site’s usability, the issues identified in a heuristic evaluation are different than those found in a usability test. Advantages Disadvantages It can provide some quick and relatively inexpensive feedback to designers. You can obtain feedback early in the […]

10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design

Summary: The 10 most general principles for interaction design. They are called “heuristics” because they are more in the nature of rules of thumb than specific usability guidelines. Visibility of system status The system should always keep users informed about what is going on, through appropriate feedback within reasonable time. Match between system and the […]

How to create your information architecture

After you’ve gathered all of your branding content, it’s time for you to make some big decisions. Ready? What website pages will you build on your website? What website pages will you put in your navigation? How will you order the pages in your navigation? What pages do you think will be most important to […]