More Things I've Written

Recently, I’ve been writing a bunch of documents on usability for Appway, the company I work for. A lot of it is generally applicable, and might be of interest to readers of this website.

Design patterns for replacing modal windows
Designing Visual Hierarchies
Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, Dropdowns: When to use what? (this one has a funny flowchart at the end)
12 Copywriting Tips for Screen Designers (I apologize for the title, which I didn’t write)

By the way, we’re looking for UX designers and frontend programmers in Zürich or Chiasso. Here are the job ads (if you apply, feel free to mention me as a reference on your cover letter).

UX Designer
Front End UI Engineer

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If you liked this, you'll love my book. It's called Designed for Use: Create Usable Interfaces for Applications and the Web. In it, I cover the whole design process, from user research and sketching to usability tests and A/B testing. But I don't just explain techniques, I also talk about concepts like discoverability, when and how to use animations, what we can learn from video games, and much more.

You can find out more about it (and order it directly, printed or as a DRM-free ebook) on the Pragmatic Programmers website. It's been translated to Chinese and Japanese.