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42 articles about making software feel good.

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Welcome to Get The Eye. This is an old site that I wrote about design ideas that often show up on the web. It had a system failure and now it's limping along with some missing images and slightly broken look and feel. I'm keep it up since some of the articles are still valuable.

There is more information about this site, but if you are looking for a good place to start here are a few recommendations.

Best articles for web authors

Two good articles to start with are stealing and clutter. They are both introductions to thinking about your site. And don't forget to check out this easy method for using wireframes to plan your website or blog.

Best articles for engineers

Watch out for nifty helps you focus your UI and make it just what the user wants.

You might also want to learn a little about how the fundamentals of art apply to software design. See how to balance your UI with opposing forces and why certain elements on the screen look larger or smaller.

Best of for graphic designers

Begin by learning a little more about user expectations and how to guide users through your beautiful design. You also might be interested to know why design is wrong.

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Complex UX

Filtering

Speed

Typedia Forms

The Power of No

Big Friendly Buttons

Redefining Nifty

Zack Design

More Grid Love

Framing

Anti-warnings

Lead With Color

Different Users

Good UI

Wireframes

Immersion

Planning

Destinations

Sketches

Design Is Wrong

Lists

Details

Forms

Opposing Forces

Waiting

Big and Small

Dialogs

Stealing

Font

Transition

Vertical Rhythm

Guiding

Watch Out For Nifty

Grouping

Clutter

Pixels

Clarity

Expectations

Proportion

Contrast

Grid

Breaking The Grid

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If you make websites, have a blog, or help create any other software used by humans, you are a designer and this site is for you. These articles help you make interfaces that look good and feel good.

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