Grumpy Website

nikitonsky: Animating _content_ in makes no sense. I came to look at content, just show it to me as soon as it’s available.

nikitonsky: If you draw a button, let me hit a button!

Thanks Henry Singleton for the video

#YouTube #Button #ClickTarget

nikitonsky: This is not a volume control. This is a song’s progress bar.

Thanks @HID_DEVICE for the picture

#Slider #Volume #ProgressBar #Rhytmbox

dmitriid: If something can be a simple list on a page, make it a simple list on a page.

Pros: you don't have to spend time designing, implementing and testing a custom non-standard component that may or may not work on various devices.

Cons: none.

nikitonsky: Is it a selection option? Or a nested group? Both!

#Dropdown

nikitonsky: Let’s be realistic: nobody is going to spend more than 5 seconds on a parcel tracking website. Also, nobody has a brain space to “learn” about its “features”

Thanks Roman for the picture

#Onboarding #Tutorial

nikitonsky: Dropdown in NOT a multiple choice component

nikitonsky: Oh no somebody used my password so I have to choose another one!

#Amazon #Login

nikitonsky: Do not give active hover states to components that are disabled

#Github #Button #Hover

nikitonsky: Web is already slow. Do not add artificial 3-second fade-in animation to make it even slower

nikitonsky: If you expect users to type into textbox, it should appear empty. Do not put your branding in there!

#GooglePlay #Placeholder #Textbox

nikitonsky: Closeness principle: try placing controls next to the thing they control

Thanks @guacamolie for the picture

#GoogleCloud

nikitonsky: It’s better if your title doesn’t contradict your actual text

#Buttondown #Unsubscribe