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To Click or Not to Click

July 7, 2010September 20, 2020 Christian Watson

It’s common these days for news-oriented sites to practice ‘link hoarding’ whereby when referencing a topic, rather than linking out to external websites they link mainly to their own internal archive of content about that topic.

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Are Your Error Messages Easily Understood?

June 14, 2010September 20, 2020 Christian Watson

As I was finishing installing Microsoft Office on my home PC, I was presented with this alert:

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A ‘More Natural’ Login Button Placement?

March 27, 2010January 2, 2022 Christian Watson 1 Comment

I like the way that My Starbucks Idea login button has been incorporated into the instructional text that goes with it.

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Popular Home Page Designs Deconstructed

November 23, 2009September 20, 2020 Christian Watson

TechCrunch is the most recent recipient of a home page critique by Zurb, using Notable, their visual feedback tool for design teams.

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Using Web Analytics to Assess CAPTCHA Usability

September 26, 2009September 16, 2020 Christian Watson

Recent articles about the impact of CAPTCHAs on conversion rates caused me to look at the web analytics for the CAPTCHA we use on the account signup page for our online game, Warrior Epic .

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Redesigning the Mint.com Bugeting Screen

September 12, 2009September 20, 2020 Christian Watson

Not too long ago, Mint, a popular online service for managing your finances, redesigned a great feature which enables you to set a monthly budget and track your progress against it.

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10 Web Form Design Guidelines Based on Eyetracking

August 26, 2009July 30, 2016 Christian Watson

cxpartners have produced a useful set of form design guidelines based on an eyetracking study they did on the signup forms of 4 major websites: GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, and eBay.
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Two Schools of Thought to 404 Error Page Designs

August 22, 2009September 20, 2020 Christian Watson

There appear to be two schools of thought when it comes to 404 error page design. The first, as exemplified by Apple and BMI, present the 404 page as a standard page within the regular site template.

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Contrasting Design Conventions

July 11, 2009July 11, 2009 Christian Watson

Working on a website recently that incorporates a music soundtrack I noticed that audio and video controls function in opposite ways.

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The Value of Paper Prototyping

May 10, 2009August 14, 2016 Christian Watson

When I was working on the wireframe stage of the NCsoft West web site redesignI began by sketching the main templates out on paper. Read More

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