Everyone understands it. No one would likely to disagree with it. Yet the practice of it is not as common as we’d wish it could be. The Subtle Reality of Divergent Thinking The subtle reality is that it’s sometimes hard NOT to skip the divergent thinking phase when we’re under circumstantial pressure. Zooming out is…
Month: February 2017
Overlays and Popups in UI
Here’s to something that hovers above the existing UI view. Some call it overlay, others popups, dialogs, box, etc. It’s widely used for confirmation, notification, or some input actions. Let’s just call them popups for convenience. Two Dimensions Here’s a simple way to categorize them using only 2 dimensions: Interruptive vs. non-interruptive Informational vs. actionable Interruptive popup…
