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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Before you understand what a Conceptual Model is, you need to understand what a Mental Model is. A Mental Model is nothing but a model that you will build into your mind about how a particular thing will look, feel and work. Suppose I tell you that I am going to show my new web …
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Context is very important in everything we do. Whether it be using a computer, a bicycle or slapping someone in the face. Take the case of a computer. The design of the computer will depend on the context in which the computer will be used, to write a novel or play games. Similarly, design of …
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You have created the best web application in the entire world and now want people to use it. But have you thought about how your user can start using the application? This process to enable the user to start using your application is called Onboarding. Designing your web applications to onboard the user is very …
Yes, there is a difference between a customer and a user of a web application. Not always, but in many cases. So what do I mean by a customer and a user? Customer is someone who buys your web application to solve a problem or to complete a task. User is someone who actually uses …
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In one of the web applications that I designed, we had to design a tagging feature that would let the user tag certain objects in the application. The web application was meant to let the users schedule the production lines of the company. In the process of doing that, they would generate Work Orders that …
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