Workday® Inconsistent Goals
In my experience, if a product uses words inconsistently such as "Delete" and "Remove" when they intend to mean the…
Calendar Pickers — GUI Design
One of the most ridiculous implementations of a Calendar Picker is allowing an invalid date to be chosen. American Express®…
Are you sure? — GUI Design
Don't require unnecessary clicks to accomplish anything; provide help text when requested, but don't inflict it along a series of…
Gmail® — GUI Review 2021
This GUI was good before, but really had some serious problems. I have reviewed Gmail® by Google® a couple of…
WordPress® 5.6 — GUI Review 2020
My previous complaint was the fact that the lack of text with these icons meant that when I was first…
Lessons Lost — GUI Design
Don’t assume that just because you don’t use or understand a feature that your users won’t want it.
Don’t Slow Me Down — GUI Design
It’s simple: Don’t make users think about something unnecessary. If you insist on interrupting, at least have the courtesy to…
Moving from Web to Mobile — GUI Design
No longer are users satisfied with limited access through mobile devices; remember that some users never use anything else. Always…
Minimum Width — GUI Design
Don’t assume that your browser window is the only window your user will want to see at a time. Don’t…
Muscle Memory — GUI Design
Take time to test your GUI in repetitive ways. If there is any way to put similar functionality in the…