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Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users

Nielsen Norman Group2013cited by 11 details

Hidden features, reduced discoverability, cognitive overhead from dual environments, and reduced power from a single-window UI and low information density. Too bad.

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Typography in ten minutes

Matthew Butterick2013cited by 13 details

Butterick’s Practical Typography

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Hyphens and dashes

Matthew Butterick2013cited by 10 details

Butterick’s Practical Typography

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User Interface Design For Programmers

Joel on Software2007cited by 10 details

Chapter 1: Controlling Your Environment Makes You Happy Most of the hard core C++ programmers I know hate user interface programming. This surprises me, because I find UI programming to be quintess…

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DPI Calculator / PPI Calculator

sven.de2014cited by 21 details

Noteworthy display sizes of monitors, PCs, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, smartwatches and HMDs. Link background color takes into account typical viewing distance:

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Underlining | Butterick’s Practical Typography

Matthew Butterick2014cited by 10 details

Butterick’s Practical Typography