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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Drag and Drop is a common feature these days. Whether it’s a desktop application or a web application, you will see implementations of drag and drop everywhere. But not everyone implements it properly. There are many people who design their drag and drop feature the wrong way. It not only confuses the users but also …
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There are not many projects in this world that have not faced Scope Creep at some point in their execution cycle. Whether you like it or not, most of us have to deal with Scope Creep in one project or the other. Even I have faced Scope Creeps on some of my projects. As I …
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Yes it is true. Designing for UX is not a good thing always. You must be thinking that I have gone completely insane. Everyone knows how important it is to give the best user experience to your user. After all, all that matters is the user, right? But over the years of designing Enterprise level …
Let us get to the basics of web application design and start with understanding what a wireframe is. By definition a wireframe is a skeletal three-dimensional model in which only lines and vertices are represented. Ok, 3-dimensional? Well, the term wireframe is not specific to the web design industry. Other industries, like the manufacturing industry, …
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