Low-code and nocode (LC/NC) tool makers are facing an uphill battle trying to convince people, especially professional developers, to use or even just try their tools and platforms. A few platforms have made inroads into this market, but the majority of software development is undoubtedly still done by professionals writing…

Tl;dr The ‘Hierarchy of Design’ concept put forward by Lidwell, Holden and Butler in their 2003 book ‘Universal Principles of Design’ is popular, but poorly developed. It relies on a highly criticized and often misunderstood theory by Maslow which represents fundamental human needs as hierarchical. Furthermore, the representation of the relationships…

The best designs are completely inconspicuous. They exist to help users complete their tasks smoothly and efficiently, and they do so discreetly while remaining unnoticed. To create such experiences designers do not make arbitrary decisions. Behind the simplicity of good design lies the study of patterns in human behavior and…

If you have children you may have worried about how easy it is for them to come across hard core porn on the internet. If this worries you and you want to do something about it, here is a completely free and easy way you can configure most home networks…

The problem is there are no simple “right” answers for most Web design questions (at least not for the important ones). What works is good, integrated design that fills a need — carefully thought out, well executed, and tested. — Steve Krug One of the difficult things in UX Design…

Google forms are great. They are easy to create, free, support a wide range of fields, are easy to embed and responses can be stored in a Google Sheet without any setup hassles. But what can you do when you want your form to look like the rest of your…

As developers we are always worried that we might be missing a trick to do things faster and better. It’s developer FOMO and probably made you click on the link to this article. Here is the list of development tools I will be using in 2021. Perhaps there is a…