Here's a great list of 10 useful interface design techniques and best practices used in many successful web-applications. This list can vastly improve the user experience in web designs as well.

  1. Interface elements on demand  (Simplicity achieved through reduction. But deciding what to show and what to keep is key)

  2. Specialized controls

  3. Disable pressed buttons

  4. Shadows around modal windows

  5. Empty states that tell you what to do

  6. Pressed button states

  7. Link to the sign-up page from the log-in page

  8. Context-sensitive navigation

  9. More emphasis on key functions

  10. Embedded video

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Comments:

ah, now, I just presented on number 7 :)

Posted by Tim on January 15, 2009 at 11:09 AM PST #

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