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Visually Separate Elements

Visually Separate Elements

Image: uidesign.tips Prefer to visually separate menu sections with whitespace. Whitespace makes the UI look cleaner and request less cognitive eff…
Validate Deletion

Validate Deletion

Image: uidesign.tips Never allow the user to delete something without validation. People misclick all the time, and losing information forever hur…
User Hate Surprises

User Hate Surprises

Image: uidesign.tips With a simple UX copy adjustment, you can avoid misunderstandings and upgrade your product experience. This is a real-life ex…
Use Value Calculators

Use Value Calculators

Image: uidesign.tips The biggest struggle with a landing page is to communicate clearly your value. People care the most about making their job qu…
Use Red on Important Actions

Use Red on Important Actions

Image: uidesign.tips Highlight important actions with the red color (aka danger zones). The red color signifies danger and warms users to pay at…
Use Real Mockups

Use Real Mockups

Image: uidesign.tips Real catchy mockups can make a huge difference on your landing page. Give people a hint about your product and make them curi…
Use More Numbers

Use More Numbers

Image: uidesign.tips Back up your offer with compelling numbers to make people trust you. It's needless to say that all these numbers must be r…
Use Labels Cleverly 2

Use Labels Cleverly 2

Image: uidesign.tips A smart use case for labels is on color pickers with predefined values. Depending on the app's context you can even omit …
Use Labels Cleverly 1

Use Labels Cleverly 1

Image: uidesign.tips Complement your link copy with a visual representation of the selected value. In this example, the labels show you how capital…
Use Better Link Button

Use Better Link Button

Image: uidesign.tips Links are important and you need to treat their appearance nicely. Many times a traditional button works better than a single…
Upgrade The Login Screen

Upgrade The Login Screen

Image: uidesign.tips Leverage your login to showcase your product's core value. People visit your login page very often. Remind them why your …
The Power of Faces

The Power of Faces

Image: uidesign.tips Faces have a hidden power. The human face prompts strong emotions and attracts the people's attention. It's even bet…
The Perfect Header

The Perfect Header

Image: uidesign.tips A good header needs to put attention on the title and then lead the reader to the description, which must be readable. A few …
The Gutenberg Principle

The Gutenberg Principle

Image: uidesign.tips The Gutenberg Principle (aka Z-Pattern Layout) states that users' eyes travel according to a Z-shaped path from the top-le…
Testimonials In Signup Forms

Testimonials In Signup Forms

Image: uidesign.tips The signup screens is an important screen within te user flow that designers and founders usually neglect. It's the perfe…
Support Icons With Labels

Support Icons With Labels

Image: uidesign.tips Icons can often confuse users or get misinterpreted by different people due to their experience level or even due to their cul…
Social Login

Social Login

Image: uidesign.tips Social login boosts conversion since users can easily join your platform. Then, it's a good practice to put your social l…
Show Product Value with Visuals

Show Product Value with Visuals

Image: uidesign.tips What's the best kind of images for a landing page? Images from your product, of course. Even better, if you can visualize…
Prompt User to Scroll

Prompt User to Scroll

Image: uidesign.tips Your website needs to prompt users to scroll to communicate your product's value better. Especially when the header conte…
Prioritize UX

Prioritize UX

Image: uidesign.tips Instagram recently launched Shop. The decision to place it at the position of the Activity tab is not random... This might l…
Preview Product's Value near the CTA

Preview Product's Value near the CTA

Image: uidesign.tips A landing page's CTA section reminds your visitors to subscribe to your service. Add a preview of your product to entice …
Prefer Social Auth

Prefer Social Auth

Image: uidesign.tips Social authentication can boost conversions and remove friction from your user onboarding. In the early days of MagicPattern…
Pick The Correct Element

Pick The Correct Element

Image: uidesign.tips Make it as simple as possible for users to enter their information.⠀ Choosing the right UI element plays a huge part in …
Personalize Content

Personalize Content

Image: uidesign.tips Personalize the landing page based on user's location, when it's applicable. It's relatively easy to learn the vi…
easter eggs, personalization, visuals

easter eggs, personalization, visuals

Image: uidesign.tips Personalize the landing page's content based on user's location, when it's applicable. It can be as easy as displ…
Padding On Rounded Cards

Padding On Rounded Cards

Image: uidesign.tips The left cards use the same padding around the card. Yet the visual result seems off. A quick fix is to make the padding larg…
Overlay Modal to Hint Your Product

Overlay Modal to Hint Your Product

Image: uidesign.tips Spark curiosity when you ask the "big" questions (eg. signup, upgrade). By showing a glimpse of your UI, users feel…
Offer Easy Migration

Offer Easy Migration

Image: uidesign.tips When you build a product in an established market, it's obvious that many potential customers will already use another sim…
Make Tooltips Responsive

Make Tooltips Responsive

Image: uidesign.tips The classic tooltip is activated once the user hovers over the element... On desktop, this works perfectly! However mobile d…
Make Inputs Self-Explanatory

Make Inputs Self-Explanatory

Image: uidesign.tips The two "secret" weapons to enhance your input fields are the placeholder text & its type.
Make Cards Look Clickable

Make Cards Look Clickable

Image: uidesign.tips In many cases, cards fail to indicate that they're clickable. Designers omit CTA buttons and only count on the user's…
Leverage Social Proof

Leverage Social Proof

Image: uidesign.tips Social proof is your most powerful asset. You build credibility & encourage acceptance of your product. As humans, we ten…
Leverage Branding

Leverage Branding

Image: uidesign.tips Leverage your branding to spice up your common (boring) interactions like feature announcements. Taco from Trello is their w…
Inform Users Beforehand

Inform Users Beforehand

Image: uidesign.tips Never let users guess what's the next step on your user journey. Have in mind that conversions might be low because peopl…
How To Enhance Hierarchy

How To Enhance Hierarchy

Image: uidesign.tips Visual hierarchy is important in design because it boosts the user experience and leads the user attention Your No.1 priority…
How to Apply the Brand Color

How to Apply the Brand Color

Image: uidesign.tips Colors are a core element for any user interface. One of the most common mistakes in UI design is the over usage of the brand…
Highlight The Best Offer

Highlight The Best Offer

Image: uidesign.tips Always highlight your best pricing plan and make it pop out. In that way, you help users identify the most used plan and you …
Hack Visual Hierarchy

Hack Visual Hierarchy

Image: uidesign.tips Hack visual hierarchy with these simple hacks: Reduce the opacity of secondary info Use bold font-weight to emphasize …
Fallback for Transparent Avatars 2

Fallback for Transparent Avatars 2

Image: uidesign.tips Another visual hack to ensure consistency for transparent avatars is by adding a subtle border around them, the same color as …
Fallback for Transparent Avatars 1

Fallback for Transparent Avatars 1

Image: uidesign.tips Many platforms (like Twitter) allow PNG avatars that can cause UI inconsistencies To avoid this problem add a subtle border a…
Explain Clearly Permissions

Explain Clearly Permissions

Image: uidesign.tips Always specify why your app or plugin needs specific permissions from users. By being clear upfront you build trust and tran…