On this page you will find all the updates on the Kandan Web Application Design Case study. So what exactly is this case study about? This case study is my first attemp to design an enter web application right here on my blog in front of you. I will walk you through each and every …
Ever since I wrote the Beginner’s Guide to Dashboard Design, I have seen many people searching for dashboard design examples to use as inspiration for designing their own dashboards. Because so many people are searching for good examples of dashboard design, I decided to create this list of awesome dashboard designs that you can use …
I am not a big fan of Inline Edit design pattern in web applications….you will see why shortly! Inline Edit pattern enables users to edit text directly on the same page instead of navigating them to another page for editing the text. There are various ways in which you can design the UI inline edit …
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I have talked a lot about designing web applications keeping in mind the Mental Models of the users of the web applications. A Mental Model is nothing but a model that the users will build in their mind about how a particular thing will look, feel and work. But I never really spent time in …
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If you are launching a web application then the question to deliver it as a SaaS or On-Premise web application is obvious to come up. With many companies preferring pay-per-use or subscription models, it is impossible to ignore the SaaS delivery model. But there is more to it than just that. Delivering your web application as …
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Dashboard is usually the one page that the users see first thing in the web application. It is the page that shows the analysis of the application’s data, trends, summaries etc. In many cases it dynamically reports important pieces of data from the web application. From the Dashboard the users can drill down to get …
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I am aware that User Personas are a very common way of describing who your potential users are. This is fine when it comes to website design but they should not be used while designing web applications that are to be used by businesses. I know that is a strong statement. So if User Persona …
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How do you choose your UI elements? I am talking about the textboxes, radio buttons, checkboxes etc. that you use in your designs. I know many designers who look at the value that needs to be accepted by the UI field and choose the UI element accordingly. For example, if you want the users to …
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If you have been designing web applications for any length of time, you would have certainly come across requirements where you need to provide a multiple file upload feature. This file upload feature can help the users upload a single or multiple files at a time. The multiple files can be few in number or …
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Designing a feature of a web application has always been the most exciting thing to do for me. However, initially it came with its own share of worries. I always found myself thinking: Will the users find the feature useful? Did I design the feature correctly? Will the users understand how to use the feature? …
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