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A lovely use of color – TriplAgent for iPhone.
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Gmail is renowned for its minimal UI. An example of removing surplus pixels, where possible.
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Currently admiring the simplicity of the Google Drive UI.
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Feedly have a new underbar design.
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An example of a good welcome email – Slack.
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Square Space on dribbble. I’m not sure what else to say but a showcase of inspiring work.
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Do you label a button Submit or Save or Update or New or Create? That’s copywriting. Do you write three sentences or five? Do you explain with general examples or with details? Do you label content New or Updated or Recently Updated or Modified? All of this matters.
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Think about your customers and think about what those buttons and words mean to them. Don’t use acronyms or words that most people don’t understand. Don’t use internal lingo. Don’t sound like an engineer talking to another engineer. Keep it short and sweet. Say what you need to and no more.
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Build predictable websites. Design what the user expects. Do not try to build the next big web feature unless its absolutely a better, more intuitive way to complete an old task.
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Always anticipate that a user may not use your website the way you intend. Predict how they might misuse the website, and don’t let the consequences of misuse be undesirable.