Progress bars help make wait times tolerable, regardless of their accuracy.
Wizards of UX
This quote is hard to attribute to one particular person as it is a generally accepted piece of advice repeated by many. It is part of the collective wisdom of Wizards of UX!
Animations
Design Principles
IxD
Timing
The impression, and not just the first one, is largely formed at the entry point, physical or attentional, to a system or environment. People do judge books by their covers and Internet sites by their first pages.
William Lidwell
The Director of Design at Stuff Creators Design in Houston and author of the best-selling design book, Universal Principles of Design.
Design Principles
UX Design
Rules can be broken – but never ignored.
David Jury
A writer, award-winning graphic designer and the head of the MA course of Art at the Colchester Institute.
Creativity & Ideas
Design Principles
White space is the lungs of the layout. It’s not there for aesthetic reasons. It’s there for physical reasons.
Derek Birdsall
An internationally renowned British graphic designer.