Author: Sandy Nichols

Atlanta Web Designer, specializing in the user experience and usability topics.
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YouTube “SUPER THANKS” Button

I ran across this “thanks” button for the first time. YouTube is calling it the “Super Thanks” button, and it is supporting what I’ve been saying for a while. I’ve talked previously about the accrued …

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High Sierra Photo Trip Packing

PACKING LIST for photographic horseback adventure through the High Sierra: :::RCPS RELEASE FORM:::Please print, sign both signature areas, and mail all of the pages to the pack station at:Rock Creek Pack StationP.O. Box 248Bishop, CA …

Developers Diary

Remember my decision…

This is the first time I’ve seen this. While researching what to do with my senior father-in-law, discover atlanta allows for the option to know my location, but only “until I close this site”.

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User Frustration Signals

By collecting, monitoring, and interpreting user data we can proactively see user frustration signals. Some of the signals are: Rage Clicks: repeated clicking on an element Error and Dead Clicks: clicks that go nowhere or …

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Guild Quality

Overall this site is simple with a strong use of whitespace and it uses color and animation most appropriately in a way to give the user more meaning of the information.

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Asking for Users

I’m writing an email to ask current clients to participate in a usability interview. Here are some resources to help word the asking:

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Lisa Nirell Website, by Alter Endeavors

Here is a consultant/speaker website that I really like and might emulate. It looks like a custom WordPress them. How do I build my own story? How do I display storytelling technique on my own …

Photography

Photoshop Faye Before & After

Our model Faye is outside the studio, and she is obviously already a natural beauty! Here we are showing skin retouching techniques called frequency separation. ]I learned how to add eyelashes with an eyelash brush …

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Another Search Engine

Here’s another search engine I found that emphasizes privacy: https://startpage.com/