UI Patterns Blog

Article · Mar 01, 2010

Input contexts: switching from mouse to keyboard

When designing for efficiency in web application, an area that often gets little attention is the contexts of input. On most desktop computers, there are two ways of inputting data: via keyboard or mouse.

By Anders Toxboe

Feb 24, 2010

Design considerations for article lists

One a website delivering editorial content, the article teaser is one of the most important design elements besides the design of the...

Feb 22, 2010

E-commerce design elements

I just ran into ecommr.com – a collection of e-commerce interface and design elements. If you’re designing a webshop, this is definitely...

Feb 18, 2010

Examining the grunge web design style

Grunge in web design has had its revivals. There seems to be an everlasting pendulum pointing at either clean design or its...

Feb 17, 2010

Design considerations for event calendars

Way too often I come across websites with poorly designed event calendars. The most common ways to browse an event calendar is...

Feb 16, 2010

Great banner design showcase gallery

Just ran across this great banner design showcase gallery from doubleclick. The design gallery showcases some of the best banner design examples...

Feb 14, 2010

Exploring new patterns with multi-touch displays

The guys over at 10gui.com are trying to rethink the way we interact with computers – the traditional 2D window-based desktop approach....

Feb 10, 2010

Designing for trust

Internet scams, stories about stolen credit card information, and the conspiracy theorist inside keep us from trusting websites, who wish to let...

Feb 09, 2010

48 great ways to design lists in web design

We’ve collected 45 examples of great list design on web pages.

Feb 07, 2010

42 examples of Coming Soon page designs

Are you building the next big web application? Then you want to check out these cool “Coming soon” page designs to inspire...