http://www.paulolyslager.com Articles & reviews on webdesign, user experience (ux), web usability and online applications. en hourly 1 Fv Community News http://www.usabilitypost.com/2010/08/27/the-elusive-footer/ Paul Olyslager Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:37:45 +0000 Here’s a curious design oversight—something I’d like to call the elusive footer. You’ll find an example of one on 37signal’s Sortfolio site. Visit the site and you’ll quickly find that it’s very difficult to see the site’s footer. It exists, but whenever you scroll down, more portfolio results are loaded in the content area, pushing the footer out of the view.

]]> Here’s a curious design oversight—something I’d like to call the elusive footer. You’ll find an example of one on 37signal’s Sortfolio site. Visit the site and you’ll quickly find that it’s very difficult to see the site’s footer. It exists, but whenever you scroll down, more portfolio results are loaded in the content area, pushing the footer out of the view.

]]> http://www.themeflash.com/40-brilliant-css3-techniques-and-tutorials/ Themeflash Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:25:25 +0000 In this post we present 40 Brilliant CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials that can strongly improve user experience, improve designer’s work-flow and replace dirty old workarounds that we used in Internet Explorer 6 & Co. Please notice that most techniques and tutorials presented below are experimental, and its good to have place at one post.

]]> In this post we present 40 Brilliant CSS3 Techniques and Tutorials that can strongly improve user experience, improve designer’s work-flow and replace dirty old workarounds that we used in Internet Explorer 6 & Co. Please notice that most techniques and tutorials presented below are experimental, and its good to have place at one post.

]]> http://johnnyholland.org/2010/08/03/the-hands-vs-the-brains/ Paul Olyslager Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:18:06 +0000 What’s the difference between contracting and consulting? One major difference comes down to whether the job is handwork or brainwork. Whether you’re an “innie” or an “outie,” this is applicable.

]]> What’s the difference between contracting and consulting? One major difference comes down to whether the job is handwork or brainwork. Whether you’re an “innie” or an “outie,” this is applicable.

]]> http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/user-experience-books-for-beginners/ Paul Olyslager Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:32:41 +0000 If you’re a seasoned UX professional, chances are you’ve heard of most of these books; in fact you’ve probably read, re-read, lost/sold/given-away, re-bought, and read them again just for old times’ sake, but hopefully there are a couple included that you may not have seen or considered reading before.

]]> If you’re a seasoned UX professional, chances are you’ve heard of most of these books; in fact you’ve probably read, re-read, lost/sold/given-away, re-bought, and read them again just for old times’ sake, but hopefully there are a couple included that you may not have seen or considered reading before.

]]> http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-culture/master-user-experience-design Paul Olyslager Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:20:31 +0000 Craig Grannell talks to UX experts to demystify the process behind web design and development’s fastest-growing and potentially most important industry

]]> Craig Grannell talks to UX experts to demystify the process behind web design and development’s fastest-growing and potentially most important industry

]]> http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/general/conceptual/ipadhig/DesignGuidelines/DesignGuidelines.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009446-CH3-SW3?utm_source=IATV&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Paul Olyslager Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:00:08 +0000 Content and interactivity are paramount in the iPad user experience. The best iPad applications elevate content and interactivity by doing three things really well:They downplay application UI so that the focus is on the content that people want, they present the content in beautiful, often realistic ways and they take full advantage of device capabilities to enable enhanced interaction with the content.

]]> Content and interactivity are paramount in the iPad user experience. The best iPad applications elevate content and interactivity by doing three things really well:They downplay application UI so that the focus is on the content that people want, they present the content in beautiful, often realistic ways and they take full advantage of device capabilities to enable enhanced interaction with the content.

]]> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/04/web-form-design-patterns-sign-up-forms/ Paul Olyslager Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:06:12 +0000 If you want to maximize the revenue of your service you need to maximize completion rates of your web forms. Unless you have some revolutionary ideas to impress your visitors at first glance, it is not enough to simply enable users to sign up on your site.

]]> If you want to maximize the revenue of your service you need to maximize completion rates of your web forms. Unless you have some revolutionary ideas to impress your visitors at first glance, it is not enough to simply enable users to sign up on your site.

]]> http://www.science20.com/eye_brainstorm/blog/multitasking_consciousness_and_george_lucas Samuel H. Kenyon Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:50:40 +0000 Humans can only be conscious of one task at a time. I think that serial consciousness evolved in animals because they are situated and embodied. Consciousness is like one of the George Lucases…

]]> Humans can only be conscious of one task at a time. I think that serial consciousness evolved in animals because they are situated and embodied. Consciousness is like one of the George Lucases…

]]> http://aext.net/2010/08/an-effective-guide-to-call-to-action-buttons/ Paul Olyslager Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:57:55 +0000 Call to action buttons, as the name says, the time for some real action. They have been a part of negligence from a long time, Have you ever wondered about what is beyond them than just being an attractive tile in the interiors of your website?

]]> Call to action buttons, as the name says, the time for some real action. They have been a part of negligence from a long time, Have you ever wondered about what is beyond them than just being an attractive tile in the interiors of your website?

]]> http://www.themeflash.com/40-well-designed-e-commerce-icon-sets/ Themeflash Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:06:31 +0000 In this article, we’ve rounded up high-quality E-commerce icons that you can use in your e-commerce projects.

]]> In this article, we’ve rounded up high-quality E-commerce icons that you can use in your e-commerce projects.

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