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Keys to successful drop-down navigation

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Kathy Gill

Alignment is key to creating stumble-proof drop-downs for navigation bars.

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Invisible scroll bars lead to search results that seem MIA

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Kathy Gill

Designers should present search results in a place and manner where the searcher can see them without needing to adjust her browser. In other words, after I click “search” one of two things needs to happen: The click launches a new page and the search results are at the top, the first thing I see […]

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Dear LinkedIn: UI help desperately needed

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Kathy Gill

Anyone who has a LinkedIn account probably knows of the pain I’m about to describe… This is an experiment in “just write it now, it will be good enough” UI critiques. Migrated to parent blog, WiredPen. Time start-to-finish: 61 minutes.

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I live and breathe user experience.

Whether we’re talking about a public-facing website, an intranet site, a web application, or the narrative and images that accompany these digital environments, the key to their success is a focus on the user. This is the philosophy that guides my work.

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