Steve Krug

When you’re designing Web pages, it’s probably a good idea to assume that everything is visual noise until proven otherwise.

A usability consultant (Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus) and a highly sought-after speaker on usability design.

Design & Arts
Website Development

Noise & Distraction
UX Design
Web Design

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Public kiosks run an unfortunate risk of being a disease vector, so your first pass should try for noncontact inputs like voice, proximity switches, or non-contact gestural inputs.

Alan Cooper

An American software designer and programmer. Widely recognized as the “Father of Visual Basic".

Tips & Advice
Usability
UX Design
UX Elements

People do judge books by their covers, Internet sites by their first pages, and buildings by their lobbies.

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
First Impression
UX Design

Infinite scrolling should never be employed for interfaces in which users need to get to the end of the list quickly, or need to return to a particular list item after navigating elsewhere.

Alan Cooper

An American software designer and programmer. Widely recognized as the “Father of Visual Basic".

Tips & Advice
Usability
UX Design
UX Elements

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

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Public kiosks run an unfortunate risk of being a disease vector, so your first pass should try for noncontact inputs like voice, proximity switches, or non-contact gestural inputs.

Alan Cooper

William Lidwell

Infinite scrolling should never be employed for interfaces in which users need to get to the end of the list quickly, or need to return to a particular list item after navigating elsewhere.

Alan Cooper

William Lidwell

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