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Best Practices & Principles for GUI design [closed]

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What is an example of best practice?

An everyday example of this type of best practice is to look both ways before crossing the street. It isn't a law to look, and people may find some success if they don't do it. But this often-repeated piece of advice produces the best results in the long run if followed.

What is meant by good practices?

Definition – A good practice is a real world example (case study) of where a method. or technique has been applied that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved by other means.

What is best practice method?

A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to other known alternatives because it often produces results that are superior to those achieved by other means or because it has become a standard way of doing things, e.g., a standard way of complying with legal or ethical ...


I test my GUI against my grandma.


Try to use verbs in your dialog boxes.

It means use

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instead of

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Follow basic design principles

  • Contrast - Make things that are different look different
  • Repetition - Repeat the same style in a screen and for other screens
  • Alignment - Line screen elements up! Yes, that includes text, images, controls and labels.
  • Proximity - Group related elements together. A set of input fields to enter an address should be grouped together and be distinct from the group of input fields to enter credit card info. This is basic Gestalt Design Laws.

Never ask "Are you sure?". Just allow unlimited, reliable undo/redo.