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Placeholders in Form Fields Are Harmful
User testing continually shows that placeholders in form fields often hurt usability more than help it.
11 links collected from nngroup.com between 2015 and 2025
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2015
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A Checklist for Designing Mobile Input Fields
Here’s a checklist of 14 guidelines to follow for mobile input field UX
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Which Comes First? Layout or Content?
Avoid awkward and difficult page layouts by fitting flexible templates to content whenever possible. Test often during design, and plan to scale up.
2016
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The Top 10 Web Design Mistakes of 1999
Opening up new browser windows is like a vacuum cleaner sales person who starts a visit by emptying an ash tray on the customer’s carpet. Don’t pollute my screen with any more windows, thanks
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Front-End Style-Guides: Definition, Requirements, Component Checklist
Front-end style-guides help efficient design and testing, and enforce UI consistency. We present 8 style-guide requirements and 25 common components.
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The Role of Enhancement in Web Design
Enhanced interactions that take advantage of specific user or device capabilities can be provided, but they should not be the primary way of accessing interface features.
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Stop Password Masking
Usability suffers when users type in passwords and the only feedback they get is a row of bullets. Typically, masking passwords doesn’t even increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failures.
2025
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The Proliferation and Problem of the ✨ Sparkles ✨ Icon
The sparkles icon has become increasingly prevalent in user interfaces, particularly in association with AI-driven features, but it suffers from ambiguity and lacks a standardized meaning.
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Good from Afar, But Far from Good: AI Prototyping in Real Design Contexts
The rise of AI prototyping tools is a reminder of what design truly involves: not just arranging pixels or chasing fidelity but interpreting context, establishing priorities, and creating nuance. The real work of design remains in the judgment, empathy, and intent that only human designers can provide.