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Should a button become lighter or darker on hover?

We're having a discussion in the office about whether a button should become lighter or darker when a user hovers over it. Here are some examples from the field: Apple "Buy Now" button (Second is ...

website-design gui-design buttons hover states  
user avatar asked by Kevin Burke Score of 107

Why do idle elevators close the doors?

If the elevator stops on a floor, opens the doors to let the passengers out, and hasn't received a command to go on another floor, why does it close its doors afterwards? If the elevator is not on my ...

physical efficiency  
user avatar asked by Mike Baxter Score of 166

What are alternatives to a large drop down select list?

I am adding a single selection drop-down containing a list of all countries (around 200+ items). In Windows it works fine as it displays 10-15 countries at a time and the scroll bar shows up. On the ...

forms dropdown response-time  
user avatar asked by silenthokage Score of 32
user avatar answered by jdniki Score of 4

How to clearly state to the User what characters are valid

I'm trying to determine the best way to inform the User that an input accepts certain special characters. Alphanumerics are simple enough, but I feel like I'm losing clarity when I get to characters ...

labels validation  
user avatar asked by MildWolfie Score of 44
user avatar answered by NonNumeric Score of 49

Intuitive interface for Composing Boolean Logic?

I'm interested to know how people have, or would construct an interface which simplifies constructing logical boolean conditions? (Yes, it's a database query builder) In my mind a bad interface has ...

interface info-visualisation combobox logic  
user avatar asked by Edward Williams Score of 160
user avatar answered by Hisham Score of 65

How To Display Too Much Data

We're building a web-based platform where the main dashboard shows a table of data for users to view and analyze. As we're growing this tool, we seem to be adding more and more columns and are running ...

layout data data-tables screen-resolution overflow  
user avatar asked by Jason Score of 234
user avatar answered by Patrick McElhaney Score of 145

Should "Yes, delete it" be red, or green?

Designing an interface for a CMS (Content Management System), I stumbled upon a paradox and I'm a bit confused about what to do and why to do it.. Context Before deleting an album, the user is asked ...

buttons design users delete  
user avatar asked by Diéssica Score of 813
user avatar answered by jnmnrd Score of 1410
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