Redesigning eBay's Registration

Obviously, it's all about the little things - and how they can make a big difference. (via)

ALA #248

Two high quality articles, served up fresh.

The Art Of Hyperlinking

A guide on how to hyperlink properly. I'd also add to the list:

Use the title attribute of an anchor so that it is clear to what you are linking to. Usually the site title and article title are enough, but if you haven't stated the article content in your document, then provide a sentence or two as well.

Generic Commands.

In application design, there's a tension between power and simplicity: Users want the ability to get a lot done, but they don't want to take the time to learn lots of complicated features.

• One way to address this dilemma is to use progressive disclosure — that is, to show users only the most important options until they ask for the advanced features.


• Another good approach is to use generic commands, which remain the same across many different contexts and thus reduce complexity.

Nice reads.

Bad graphs

Something I never even considered until today. Though, I've never used a 3d chart before.

Passive voices...

Found via Andy Rutledge.

Check out Andy's new Design View Show project if you're heading over there, too.