Smart Interface Design Patterns

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Smart Interface Design Patterns
11 Nov 2022 • Vitaly Friedman

Usability Pitfalls Of Carousels UX

Carousels don’t have a good reputation, and rightfully so. They have plenty of accessibility issues, often exhibit low click-through rates and people frequently scroll past through them. Add to it small progress dots with tiny tap areas, barely visible labels and a bit of pa...

Smart Interface Design Patterns
03 Nov 2022 • Vitaly Friedman

Designing Better Mobile Navigation UX

Vertical Split Navigation # Many mobile navigation menus show only one level of navigation at a time. You might have seen page takeovers and slide-in menus, overlays and bottom sheets. Often this experience is slow and disorienting. Often users have to go back to move forwa...

Smart Interface Design Patterns
08 Feb 2022 • Vitaly Friedman

Inline Validation UX

Undoubtedly there are major advantages of inline validation in forms. Most importantly, if an input expects a particular type of content, we can flag issues immediately, so users can fix these issues rather than operating under a wrong assumption. Inline validation works...