Good news for people who have overeaten “regular” frozen scoops and cones — today we celebrate Ice Cake Day. Over a plate of cooling sweets, we spotted texts encouraging reflection on privacy on the web, the availability of animated content and the approach to expanding functionality in application projects. There are also examples of errors: those in interfaces, but also in life, resulting from ignoring warning signs when trying to work on a project. We wish you a nice spanking, and we run for it ourselves.
Privacy on the web
In a short comment Luiza Jarovsky takes aim at privacy violations using the example of default settings for Facebook posts. The problem of user control over how their data is used is also explored by Haili Wu — on his website you will find Relation from the creation of an installation explaining the potential relationship between cookie settings and detailed user information.
Non-obvious aspects of content accessibility
S.E. Smith explains why surfing websites is like navigating a minefield for some users. Article published in The Verge explains, among other things, what can be wrong with animations, how to mitigate selected accessibility problems and allow controlled interaction with content published on the Internet.
Ecommerce interfaces to repair
Andrew Chornyy of Plerdy analyzes frequent design errors affecting the usability of e-shop interfaces. You know this topic from numerous publications, but apparently it is still easy to find examples of bad user experiences with which the author illustrates the issues he discusses.
Scalability of the project
Matthias Dittrich of UX Collective looks at the scalability of information architecture. Author recounts among others, about the advantages of an approach that allows you to use previously created components when adding more functions in the application.
The charms of working in the creative industry
Two guides flying a red flag - this time it is not a warning about the poor condition of the bathing area, but issues that should alert designers seeking work. Danielle Pender prompts, what to protect yourself from in order to take care of your time, energy and finances. In turn, Salve Salvana collects comments from industry professionals on ways to avoid awkward (or even toxic) situations.
