Greg Nudelman, Author at Boxes and Arrows

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March 17, 2013 Design Principles / Mobile UX

Let Them Pee: Avoiding the Sign-Up/Sign-In Mobile Antipattern

This is an excerpt from the upcoming Android Design Patterns: Interaction Design Solutions for Developers (Wiley, 2013) by Greg Nudelman Anything that slows down customers or gets in their way after they download your app is a bad thing. That includes sign-up/sign-in forms that show up even before potential customers can figure out if the app is actually worth using. It’s a simple UX equation This antipattern seems to be going away more and more as companies are beginning to figure

End User License Agreement (EULA) Presentation

Posted by Greg Nudelman

This is an excerpt from the upcoming “Android Design Patterns: Interaction Design Solutions for Developers” (Wiley, 2013) by Greg Nudelman The first thing your customers see when they download and open your app is the welcome mat you roll out for them. Unfortunately, this welcome mat commonly contains unfriendly impediments to progress and engagement: End User License Agreements (EULAs). Like the overzealous zombie cross-breed between a lawyer and a customs agent, this antipattern requires multiple forms to be filled out

January 5, 2011 Deliverables / Interactivity

Storyboarding iPad Transitions

Posted by Greg Nudelman

Most designers will soon be asked to design transitions. Greg Nudelman helps us prepare by examining the principles behind a good animation, showing how to sketch them out, and explaining how to document them effectively for development.

April 9, 2010 Interactivity / Interfaces / Search and Metadata

Faceted Finding with Super-Powered Breadcrumbs

Posted by Greg Nudelman

Greg Nudelman’s recent research into faceted search reveals the weaknesses in half-way attempts to combine facets and breadcrumbs. He recommends a “super-breadcrumb” design that takes faceted search to the next level.