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UI/UX research: workflow-based filter

Workflow-based filter in GroupDeal I'm quite proud that the workflow-based filter was first introduced by our team. It is now becoming popular and being adopted by many websites. Workflow-based filter first introduced in CSSilize When looking back... 3-years ago, when our team architected CSSilize , the game changer PSD to XHTML project management tool , to show the workflow of project statuses and to show the number of projects in that statuses this unique filter was first introduced after much of discussions, brainstorming and research.

Work avoiders on the rise

roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes --  80–20 rule / Pareto principle One popular store (that is known for its less selling price, 6-storied air-conditioned showroom) is situated to close to our home. But, Heleena is allergic to it. Reason? Even though there are at least 50 sales people per floor, only 1 or 2 people will be working and responding to the customers' queries. In another shop, I even noticed that the owner was serving customer when many staffs were cleverly avoiding the show! I'm finding the same problem everywhere. Who're affected here? Obviously the people who're actually working--they will have to handle more work that the clever people have avoided. Two common gestures/characteristics I have noted in these clever people: 1. They'll pretend to be absolute ignorant (These people's agenda are merely to avoid works, but not to take credits.), 2. They'll create politics on anything (These people's agenda ar...

Buggy UI/UX software will get no bug reports?

Experience-1 "One client has praised the UI of Burrow for more than half an hour", my boss told me once. It's no surprise for us as even Airbnb was adopting many of the features introduced in our software. Sometimes we used to get petty, trivial feedbacks as bug reports--then we used to wonder how and why clients are pointing out even these tiny dots. Experience-2 Some long time ago, someone brought me shopping cart software and its UI was big mess. When I pointed out messy UI, the person told me that it must be rugged at core level... but software was so buggy--even basic functionality of the cart system didn't work.  We then wondered how such buggy software is surviving. Possible reasons I think there are couples of reasons why poor UI software will get less bug reports: Poor UI means rugged core? I think, people wrongly associate poor UI with solid core. "Shouldn’t expect more" attitude. Some people may underestimate the knowledge of th...