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Bad UX Design Patterns
Managing complex navigation with guest Clayton Dewey
OddBirds, Stacy and Sondra, along with special guest Clayton Dewey of Dev Collaborative, face off against bad UX design patterns. They get into the weeds trying to address some of the thorniest, perennial UX design questions - managing complex navigation, intuitive user flow, is there such a thing as a good toggle design, and more.
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What We Cover:
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- OddBird’s complex navigation and disparate audiences
- Defining web “objects” with OOUX philosophy
- How to prioritize the navigation people need most
- Are mega menus ever a good idea?
- Mobile navigation that doesn’t bury important content
- Avoiding nebulous naming
- OddBird’s current navigation solution
- “Don’t make me think.”
- Vitaly’s Idea: Query the user’s intent rather than making assumptions
Intuitive User Flow
- DevCollab’s user flow and many services
- Content strategy process
- Card sorting with clients to get user feedback
UX Design Speed Round
- Is there ever a case for infinite scroll?
- Pagination or Load More button?
- Is there such a thing as a good toggle button design?
- Click to open or hover?
- IDs on headers and click to copy
- Is it a button or a link?
- Should a link open in the same window or a new window?
- Down with autoplay!
- Truncatio…
- Forms with unclear error messages
- Bad Apple remote interface design
Links:
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- OOUX.com
- DevCollaborative Services
- Top Tasks: To Focus On What Matters You Must De Focus On What Doesn’t by Gerry McGovern
- vistaprint.com
- Design for Complex UIs with Vitaly Friedman
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