Design With A Purpose: 15 Everyday Things You Never Imagined Had A Purpose

Design With A Purpose: 15 Everyday Things You Never Imagined Had A Purpose
by Suchismita Biswas

Technology has science behind it. Every small design has logic. Do you know the purpose of the small hole in your pen cap? I bet many of us don’t know the actual purpose of the feature. Like this, there are many everyday small things we use but don’t know the exact purpose of the features. This article is written to inform you such little things which you use but don’t know the purpose.

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How Great Icons Can Affect The User Experience

How Great Icons Can Affect The User Experience
by Jake Rocheleau

Interfaces are all about communication and getting things done. A website’s UI is a means to an end, and the designer’s job is to create an interface that helps the user reach that end quickly.

Icons are perfect for interfaces because they convey meaning without words. Users can learn how an interface works just by studying the visuals and interacting with the elements.

In this post I’ll cover a few different ways to use icons to improve the quality of UX on a website. There are no perfect uses but there are commonalities between great icons and an improved user experience.

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Can an application have a good result while measuring against "10 Usability Heuristics" but still have a bad experience?

Can an application have a good result while measuring against "10 Usability Heuristics" but still have a bad experience?

Yes, an application can give a bad user experience even when it has great usability.


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