The Rise of Audio AR(dbreunig.com)
31 points by dbreunig | 13 comments
A blog post on dbreunig.com arguing that audio augmented reality, delivering the right information at the right time without looking at a screen, is on the rise.
#ux on Hacker News
18 stories tagged ux, newest first.
Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain(twitter.com)
399 points by ksec | 532 comments
A post on X by Nikita Bier arguing that passkeys were designed by security engineers without understanding how ordinary consumers think.
Purposeful animations(emilkowal.ski)
505 points by jakelazaroff | 127 comments
Essay by design engineer Emil Kowalski on when and how to use UI animations purposefully so they improve rather than harm the user experience.
Don't guess my language(vitonsky.net)
536 points by e-topy | 307 comments
Blog post arguing websites should not use IP geolocation to choose display language and should respect browser language preferences instead.
Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?
403 points by troupo | 314 comments
Ask HN thread requesting examples of user interfaces, apps, and sites with high information density, with replies like htop-style terminal tools.
AI agents: Less capability, more reliability, please(sergey.fyi)
393 points by serjester | 230 comments
Blog post by Sergey Filimonov arguing AI agents should prioritize reliability over expanded capability, critiquing flight-booking demos.
Claim for a missing tooth(tf230.matteason.co.uk)
329 points by lukecarr | 71 comments
A parody government-style web service, styled like GOV.UK, for claiming reimbursement from the Tooth Fairy for a lost tooth.
Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions(autocar.co.uk)
537 points by zfg | 340 comments
Autocar news article reporting that Volkswagen's design chief commits to bringing back physical buttons for essential car functions instead of touchscreens.
Magic/tragic email links: don't make them the only option(recyclebin.zip)
659 points by gepeto42 | 467 comments
Blog post by Guillaume Ross arguing that email magic login links are useful but should not be the only sign-in option, responding to 404 Media's defense of them.
Sanding UI(blog.jim-nielsen.com)
1216 points by roosgit | 371 comments
Jim Nielsen blog post on "sanding" UI: repeatedly clicking around and tweaking an interface during development until it feels finished.
Toasts are bad UX(maxschmitt.me)
652 points by Mackser | 371 comments
Blog post by Max Schmitt arguing that toast notifications are bad UX because they appear far from where the user's attention is, using YouTube as an example.
What UI density means and how to design for it(matthewstrom.com)
695 points by delaugust | 351 comments
Matthew Ström's essay on what UI density means, why interfaces have become less dense, and how designers can design for density.
Golden Rules of Interface Design (2013)(cs.umd.edu)
326 points by luu | 155 comments
Ben Shneiderman's page at the University of Maryland listing his Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design, from Designing the User Interface.
Volkswagen Will Bring Back Physical Buttons in New Cars(insideevs.com)
332 points by ashitlerferad | 228 comments
InsideEVs news article reporting that Volkswagen will reintroduce physical buttons in its new cars instead of relying on touchscreen controls.
The negative impact of mobile-first web design on desktop(nngroup.com)
680 points by skadamat | 414 comments
Nielsen Norman Group article arguing that mobile-first web designs cause usability problems on desktop through 'content dispersion': oversized images, text, and white space.
Anything longer ago than yesterday should just say the actual date(grumpy.website)
561 points by microflash | 275 comments
Blog post quoting Nikita Prokopov arguing that relative time labels like 'yesterday' or '2 days ago' are misleading and that older items should show actual dates.
Don’t open the details in a modal window, have it be a separate page(youdontneedamodalwindow.dev)
345 points by return_to_monke | 235 comments
A single-page argument site advising web developers to show master/detail views on a separate page rather than in a modal window.
De-Stressing Booking.com(alexcharlton.co)
823 points by robin_reala | 323 comments
Alex Charlton's project page with commentary on persuasion tactics on Booking.com and a Chrome extension that removes them.