Pick of The Week
You Don't Need to Lower Your Rate. Just Tell Better Stories.
Cutting the price may seem the way to sell.
Don't rush into dropping your prices, the way to sell more products could be to connect to the customers story.
The Best of The Rest
Under Glass
Understand how great products connect with different types of people.
Sometimes inspiration can feel limited to a handful of apps from the mainstream, but there are so many less talked about products that need to be in the spotlight.
Mobile Web: When Speed Matters
53% of users will leave a mobile site if it takes more than 3 secs to load.
These days, people will do anything to avoid waiting, especially when online. If the process is taking too long users tend to opt out half way through or even before it's even begun.
Scarcity in UX: The Psychological Bias That Became the Norm
"Oh my god, there's only one left, I need it NOW!"
"Scarcity" makes us place a higher value on things that are rare and unique rather than things that are in abundance. Many sites online use this, but is that immoral?
Paddy Buttons
A really simple solution to a problem we all have whilst designing buttons.
When designing buttons it's always a faff to to resize that rectangle so that it fits each label, constantly checking the distances to make sure it's all spaced correctly. Now, your problem is solved...
One More Thing
How to Be Polite
Being polite may seem like an obvious way to be.
But often, we operate with the minimum politeness possible — please, thank you, no go ahead, sir, ma’am, etc. These are all fleeting, temporary terms of politeness, but how about trying a more long-term kind?