What I would like to know is for those of you actually in the field who work in UI/UX design what the day to day is actually like.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 25, 2013 -
9 answers
Sometimes, I am a front-end web developer. Frequently, I meet new people at work who want to turn really complicated Excel documents into dazzlingly interactive web applications.
Besides
Excel's "Save to Web App" or "Save to SharePoint" features, such people ask if I can tap into an industry to support this -- perhaps scads of agencies and web-based or downloadable tools that make "websites" or at least customizable, interactive reports from Excel spreadsheets, data, and calculations.
I'm yet to find this an abundance of examples of this. Are there? If so, what do you call them?
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posted by metajc
on Jan 9, 2013 -
2 answers
I'm currently working on an app that does search in a limited domain (travel). The current interface is via a dialog textbox, where the user enters sentences or phrases as queries. While natural language offers lots of flexibility I'm realizing this kind of interface is inherently problematic. First, parsing the natural language can be tricky as there are many possibilities. Second, and probably more important, it's a blind interface. We have various types of data and functionality on how to search and present it. It becomes a kind of guessing game whether the user can form a search query that will hit our data and search capabilities. Unless they happen to hit pay dirt it becomes frustrating for the user. At the same time it feels like the user isn't seeing the best of what we can do for them.
I'm sure I'm not the first to run into this. Do you have experience/ideas/research on how to improve/replace such an interface?
Thanks
posted by blueyellow
on Nov 17, 2012 -
10 answers
Can my smartphone simultaneously (i) accept input from my mouse and (ii) send output to my monitor?
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posted by foursentences
on Aug 11, 2012 -
5 answers
Looking for some user studies/research about homepage redesign for large global companies.
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posted by meghosaurus
on Aug 10, 2012 -
1 answer
My background is in Web Development, but I just took a "User Interface" Developer position. What are some good resources to help me move from the world of code to the world UI?
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posted by brenton
on Mar 27, 2012 -
5 answers
Is there any convention or other way to make subscript / superscript icons look intuitive?
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posted by piato
on Mar 26, 2012 -
3 answers
What are some well-designed web apps that dynamically add/remove content (notifications) to pages
without using lightboxes/overlays?
posted by phrontist
on Feb 22, 2012 -
4 answers
I think I want to be a UX/UI designer. Tell me about the nitty-gritty of daily life and whether a grad program would be worthwhile.
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posted by jingle
on Jan 17, 2012 -
7 answers
Please share some great user interface examples involving password setup and password reset.
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posted by odinsdream
on Jan 11, 2012 -
6 answers
What are websites that handle the user interface and/or the organization of large amounts of video content well?
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posted by jeremias
on Oct 21, 2011 -
1 answer
Name that font: What font is commonly used on car dashboards? Not for the speedometer numbers and such, but for the 'Unleaded Fuel Only', or the 'Service Engine Soon' text?
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posted by Wild_Eep
on Aug 13, 2011 -
3 answers
What happens when you are on NYS unemployment, you get a job, show up for the first day, and find out the job situation was a bait & switch?
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posted by kellyblah
on Aug 8, 2011 -
2 answers
Where's the best place for UX/UI/IA/ID people to work in New York City? I'm an interaction designer/user experience person at an agency in NYC looking for something new. Khoi Vinh's essay,
The End of Client Services, has me thinking that it's time to step away from agency life.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 2, 2011 -
7 answers
Have you ever seen an online archive with an unbelievable design for users? A large archival online collection that's easy to navigate, tells you exactly what you want to know, and loads easily? Can you tell me what it is?
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posted by melodykramer
on Jun 28, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm looking for user interface (UI) and user experience articles, tutorials, and resources specifically targetted at tablet applications.
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posted by asymptotic
on Apr 18, 2011 -
8 answers
Calling all UI designers: What are your favorite books/resources? What is "required reading"? Where should I start?
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posted by eleyna
on Feb 22, 2011 -
18 answers
Help me to understand a prevalent console-based video game UI design decision : Why do so few developers allow the player to freely remap buttons on their controller?
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posted by radiosilents
on Dec 22, 2010 -
12 answers
How do tech limitations affect design choices on large scale Web sites?
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posted by rmm
on Nov 9, 2010 -
11 answers
Help me organize boat-loads of data in a well-designed, user-friendly way! I'm making a website for an organization with a very comprehensive and interesting audio archive (say, 1500 items). I'm trying to find a way to represent the archive (about 24 items at a time, per page) in a visually easy, comprehensible way.
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posted by suedehead
on Jun 23, 2010 -
5 answers
I'm preparing a talk for my design studio on the key differences between Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and Microsoft's Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines. Looking for any resources.
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posted by jragon
on Mar 31, 2010 -
8 answers
I came into some hardware I have no other use for, so it's time to try some "media center" software! Yay! Difficulties: Spouse-friendliness is important, I don't know the media center scene very well, the hardware I have isn't all that fancy, and my patience for scouring all the different projects' forums to sort them out is somewhat limited. Can you help me sort out my options and pick something that's close to my requirements?
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posted by majick
on Mar 10, 2010 -
13 answers
What user interface 'technique' is available (or may come to be available) on touch screen based devices that replicates the 'mouseover' function of a traditional computer?
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posted by woodblock100
on Feb 1, 2010 -
20 answers
Looking for good examples of website/cms administration UI. I know what I want, but I can't find it again.
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posted by micawber
on Nov 10, 2009 -
7 answers
Is there a Greasemonkey script to turn side scrolling websites into up-down scrolling websites?
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posted by saturnine
on Nov 2, 2009 -
5 answers
Tell me about UI conventions in a language you speak (and read) fluently that isn't English.
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posted by No-sword
on Apr 22, 2009 -
7 answers
What is a good low-noise IRC client that will notify me of posts to a channel without requiring user intervention to make the notification go away?
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posted by scharpy
on Apr 3, 2009 -
6 answers
I got laid off about a month ago in NYC. Applied for unemployment insurance and got approved, no problems. Now I got a letter from the UI agency from my former former employer (2 employers ago) declining my claim and requesting a hearing on the basis that I voluntarily quit. This is true, and I was laid off from the place I worked at after that employer. Why is this happening?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2009 -
6 answers
Form plus function, please. Recommend some blogs that you like for their successful combination of design plus usability.
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posted by pineapple
on Oct 20, 2008 -
8 answers
Is there a standard to preparing a software specification for an outsourced UI designer and programmer?
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posted by thegmann
on Oct 18, 2008 -
4 answers
When it comes to document interactivity, what are PDF files really capable of? Which features are best for creating dynamic displays of information? What are some of the best examples you've seen of interactive PDFs?
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posted by ElfWord
on Sep 27, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm trying to write my first eclipse RCP application. I would welcome some ideas about how to design the UI, preferably using the RCP building blocks: editors, views, preference, wizards, perspectives...
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posted by blueyellow
on Sep 19, 2008 -
0 answers
You know the little draggable overview map in Google Maps? What's that kind of UI control called?
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posted by rodii
on Jul 14, 2008 -
13 answers
How can I change the behavior of searching in windows in Firefox? The Firefox search-in-browser bar is, and has always has been, awful.
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Jun 29, 2008 -
14 answers
I don't like the WordPress 2.5 look and feel. I am not interested in switching CMSes. What are my options for basic postings to my blog with minimal interaction with the WordPress interface?
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posted by jessamyn
on Jun 18, 2008 -
11 answers
Recommend the best advanced-level Java Swing and AWT reference books you know of.
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posted by mbatch
on Jun 9, 2008 -
1 answer
I'm running Firefox 3 RC1 on Windows Vista. How can I use userchrome.css to hide the "list all tabs" button until Tab Mix Plus is updated?
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posted by Inspector.Gadget
on May 17, 2008 -
3 answers
