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101 UX Principles – 2nd edition

You're reading from   101 UX Principles – 2nd edition Actionable Solutions for Product Design Success

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234885
Length 454 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface
1. UX Field FREE CHAPTER 2. Typography 3. Controls 4. Content 5. Navigation 6. Iconography 7. Input 8. Forms 9. User Data 10. Progress 11. Accessible Design 12. Journeys and State 13. Terminology 14. Expectations 15. UX Philosophy 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

Write Clear Labels for Controls

Another small change you can make, which will make the world of difference to your users using assistive technologies, is writing clear labels:

Write Clear Labels for Controls

Figure 72.1: An example of bad labelling

Write Clear Labels for Controls

Figure 72.2: An example of good labelling

Pre-filling your field with placeholder (or watermark) text may look tidy, but it’s not supported in all browsers and disappears when the focus moves to the input field.

You can, however, include both, which allows the field to be identified and gives some assistance to users as to the kind of information that is needed for that input.

A word about alignment: from a logical “order of the content” point of view, it makes sense to add the label above the field and left align. All other alignments (right align, label to the left, and so on) have various visual and accessibility issues: your default should be above the field, left-aligned.

Write Clear Labels for Controls

Figure 72.3: An input with a clear...

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