Emails from sender «Victor Ponamariov».
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- A quick refresher on usability heuristics (with examples) — 2025-11-26
The 10 usability heuristics Jakob Nielsen published back in 1994 (! ) are still one of the most useful principles when you work on digital p…
- Working on legacy apps? (Black Friday deal) — 2025-11-25
Most of us don’t work on shiny new products. We log into a 5-year-old app with half-broken flows, random popups and forms no one fully under…
- Black Friday: 20% OFF + 2 books — 2025-11-24
I’m opening Doing Design Right for Black Friday with a simple deal: a lower price for the course and both of my books included.
- What is OKLCH and why you should use it — 2025-11-17
sRGB stands for standard RGB.
- Last Spots. — 2025-11-14
I’ve enabled parity pricing, which means that depending on your country, you’ll get from a 20% to 60% discount.
- It depends. — 2025-11-11
Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t share patterns and layouts and create content because “it always depends”.
- When a simple task is not that simple — 2025-11-06
Apart from that, every time you select an option, you’ll have a link to download the CSV file. It feels like it can be shown somewhere once.
- The Dark Pandora’s Box of UX — 2025-11-04
Quick announcement: I’m opening the waitlist for the design course I’ve been working on recently. It’s almost ready, and the launch is plann…
- Do we really need cards for everything? — 2025-11-02
But this is a list of your followers. You can go to X and force someone to unfollow you, but I don’t think you can do that in the app.
- How you can fix your dashboard cards — 2025-10-28
The problem is that certain cards show some numbers, while others don’t.
- 30 UX mistakes in one landing page — 2025-10-20
The issues with the text are the same as those in the hero section. The style of the “everywhere” word is not a good fit here because it is…
- Quick UI/UX Tip — 2025-10-14
Quick note. I’m taking a few UI/UX review requests right now.
- Roasting a bank’s hero section and learning from it — 2025-10-06
In the meantime, I’ve just realized how many reviews I’ve done in the past. In total I have 309 loom videos, around ~100 of them are some ki…
- A simple way to improve your login page — 2025-10-01
IMPORTANT. It seems like you haven’t been reading my emails.
- UI/UX Tip 🔥 — 2025-09-25
IMPORTANT. It seems like you haven’t been reading my emails.
- You asked, I delivered. — 2025-09-22
There is no proper text hierarchy, which means that the form title, amount of money, and input labels all have the same size.
- A thing to ask and a thing to share — 2025-09-15
I know some people find it depressing when summer ends, but for me September–December is the most “hustle and bustle” season.
- Free UI/UX Review — 2025-07-31
I remember back in the day, I used to review web apps on Twitter — and it turned out to be genuinely helpful for others.
- CSS & Accessibility — 2025-06-18
Here we disable any animations or transitions, but we can be flexible here (e. g.
- Unexpected CSS discovery — 2025-06-05
Today we’ll cover another CSS media query: prefers-reduced-motion, and how to load (or avoid loading) styles based on user preferences — thi…
- Using CSS for better usability — 2025-06-02
If you know this preference you may actually do quite handy things, starting with simply removing transparency or even changing the placemen…
- Last Call. — 2025-05-23
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- Birthday offer — 2025-05-22
I started this course with an ambitious goal: redesign all parts of an app used by 2M+ users — but that would turn into 200+ lessons.
- Short announcement — 2025-05-18
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- How many design issues can you spot? — 2025-05-08
One of the most valuable skills you can have is the ability to quickly spot what’s wrong with an outdated design. You feel that something’s…
- The Secret Focus in CSS 🪄 — 2025-05-01
Okay okay… not that kind of CSS focus. But hey, now that you’re here — let me show you something that actually matters.
- Heads up: design course is coming — 2025-04-28
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- A CSS property almost no one uses (but should) — 2025-04-26
I’ve been skimming through my list of topics to cover and found an interesting CSS property that’s especially useful when you need to highli…
- Devaluation of UX — 2025-04-02
I’ve just gone through some of the screenshots I collected over the past few months. I’d like to share one of them with you.
- UI/UX Review of a bank app — 2025-03-28
I apologize for being absent. For the past ~2 months, I’ve collected quite a lot of topics for newsletter issues; hopefully, you will like t…
- Genius trick — 2025-02-28
It’s been quite a while since I sent my last newsletter.
- The worst layout for product page — 2025-01-15
Personally, I think that tabs should be used when each of them has the same content but filtered out by some property, e. g.
- The false bottom effect — 2025-01-14
There is a so-called false bottom effect. Once, I had to ask support how to add the CNAME DNS record because I couldn’t find it in the list…
- UI/UX Tip 💡 — 2025-01-13
Do not hide hints if possible, as it makes users perform an extra action. Also, it might be hard to hit them due to their size.
- UI/UX Tip — 2025-01-11
By the way, if you’re on Telegram, I also share tips and tricks on my channel. I’d be happy to see you there!
- Are you on Bluesky? — 2025-01-05
I plan to go over my Twitter UI/UX tips, threads, and other popular posts and give them a second breath. Mostly, I posted them between 2021…
- Personal message to you — 2024-12-30
So, the year 2024 is almost over, and I wanted to write something special. However, I realized it’s not as easy as I thought.
- I want to send you a postcard! 💌 — 2024-11-29
I’ve never done this before, but I think you might enjoy it. I’ll do my best to create something special for everyone, as long as I can mana…
- New CSS Logo — 2024-11-28
- Could this replace Twitter? — 2024-11-27
Its growth has been impressive, and its user interface makes you think, “This is what Twitter should have been like.
- Here are 3 quick UX gems for you — 2024-10-31
I reviewed approximately 200 brief notes and selected three practical UI/UX solutions that significantly improve interfaces.
- 10 useful resources — 2024-10-24
Another very well-known resource. You might not know that Jon Yablonski, the author, has a paperback version of these laws, and this year he…
- Make forms simpler with this overlooked trick — 2024-10-18
As you probably know, I’m working on a course where the key idea is to teach by redesigning the Fedica app. If you’re not familiar with it y…
- Tags, badges, pills, chips, buttons… — 2024-10-12
Some people refer to certain elements one way, while others use different names. For example, some consider a chip to be a static element, w…
- 5 UX Laws you should know about — 2024-10-10
The time required to move to a target is a function of its distance and size. ✅ Enlarge interactive elements so that they are at least 24x24…
- Visibility of System Status — 2024-10-09
But this is a great opportunity for you to join the waitlist, as early users will receive a significant discount.
- Course Update — 2024-10-03
Good news: It’s highly likely I’ll finish the first ~30-40% by the end of October.
- How To Manage Dangerous Actions — 2024-09-30
Smashing Magazine has recently published my first article, which is quite an important milestone for me. I started writing it in June, and i…
- An HTML attribute that may help you save customers — 2024-09-02
It’s been a while since I posted something useful. I’m currently working on “Doing Design Right” and I encourage you to join the wait list!
- “Sunset Gradient” — 2024-08-12
I want to share another gradient technique that I used on doing-design-right. com, located at the very bottom of the site.
- Gradient magic you will love — 2024-08-07
I’ve recently been promoting my course. I know nobody likes promotion, but I had to validate the demand.
- What is the min. size? — 2024-08-05
The size of an interactive element should be at least 24x24 px, according to the WCAG 2. 2 success criteria(AA level).
- When filters don’t work as expected — 2024-07-30
I’m leaving aside the discussion about labels, accessibility, and other issues.
- An example of a product with 1 input only — 2024-07-18
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- ❗️ Only 28 spots left — 2024-07-09
There are actually only 28 spots left, and it looks like I’ll soon close it and contact those who pre-ordered.
- 🔴 One day left — 2024-07-08
Tomorrow I’ll open the pre-order for doing-design-right. com, offering the first 100 subscribers a 75% discount.
- Question — 2024-07-05
Initially, I considered creating only text and illustrations but realized that each lesson would be a really long read.
- Small update — 2024-07-03
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- Copy matters — 2024-06-27
Those who join will receive a free bonus: my two books, 100 UI/UX Tips, Second Edition and ReForm. A sample lesson is coming up too!
- Spotting UI/UX Issues — 2024-06-25
The goal is to spot as many issues as you can right away. Then, after analyzing a few pages, the solutions might be easier to come up with.
- How to enhance a 5-star rating? — 2024-06-22
Recently, I came across an interesting idea about how a service enhanced its 5-star rating system. This might depend on cultural differences…
- Are carousels coming back? — 2024-06-14
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- Drop shadow vs Box shadow — 2024-06-08
Sometimes people use drop-shadow when adding shadows to cards. However, that might lead to real problems.
- UI/UX Tip — 2024-06-03
First, we should learn about signifiers.
- Updates on usability.recipes — 2024-05-31
You have been subscribed to usability. recipes for a while now.
- Easy way to make your text look balanced — 2024-05-27
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- 35 years — 2024-05-24
Apart from freaking out about how fast time flies, I’ve also quit all my jobs recently so that I can dedicate my time to making a decent UI/…
- Destructive actions — 2024-05-21
The first argument was that users can accidentally double-click, especially those used to doing so on Windows (young people might not know t…
- Some clarifications about the previous email — 2024-05-19
How can we contribute to the course? I’ll share my progress on Twitter and you will.
- Quick question — 2024-05-18
I’ve been thinking about creating a UI/UX course for you. A course that’s different from other courses out there.
- Design is all about CRAP — 2024-05-16
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- Make your text easy-to-read on images — 2024-05-09
Disclaimer: if you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- Daily tips for free — 2024-05-05
I’ve selected some of the best tips from my books to create 30 emails (each with an unsubscribe link, of course).
- Three common mistakes when using icons — 2024-05-03
That’s okay. It’s not reasonable to draw every icon so that it fits exactly within the same square dimensions.
- Highlighting cards — 2024-04-30
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- A or B? — 2024-04-26
These types of posts are very popular on Twitter. People post two pictures, asking which one is better.
- A small gift for you — 2024-04-25
I have checked that you have previously bought one one my books. And today I launched a new version of 100 UI/UX tips + a combo of two books…
- 100 UI/UX Tips — 2024-04-25
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- Use descriptive links — 2024-04-17
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- Using centroids in alignment — 2024-04-11
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- Use multi-column layout for forms — 2024-04-08
So the thing is to avoid Z-pattern, but it should be indeed the Z-pattern, otherwise the app where I’m writing the newsletter also violates…
- Enhance your rating system — 2024-04-02
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- Need your opinion — 2024-03-22
I asked a few friends of mine, how can I provide value and do it soon. They said: think about what you’re good at and what you can deliver i…
- Less stress for users — 2024-03-19
If you use the Telegram messenger, I also post tips & tricks on my channel. I would be happy to see you there.
- How to improve data readability — 2024-03-12
Whenever I see things like verification codes, phone numbers, or card numbers, I find it super inconvenient to read them.
- UI/UX Tip — 2024-03-05
When you have a white background with information on cards, adding shadows to make them stand out often doesn’t work well.
- UI/UX Tip — 2024-02-29
There is an endless battle between those who say that required fields should be marked with asterisks and those who don’t like the idea.
- Making your forms look good — 2024-02-27
This one is a bit new to me. Surely, I must have encountered it before, but I’ve never really paid attention to it.
- UI/UX Tip — 2024-02-21
Today I want to share a simple yet often overlooked tip. Basically, that’s it: increase clickable area.
- Having spacing Issues? — 2024-02-14
This will be the first module of something bigger. I’ll delve as deeply into the topic as possible, ensuring it remains interactive and fun…
- A small tip on using white space — 2024-02-08
One of the main reasons is that we’re afraid to add more space between blocks. We think that more information should be visible on the scree…
- UI/UX Tip — 2024-02-05
I’ve been putting off sending new stuff trying to come up with some inspiration, but a friend of mine reminded me what does “to overthink” m…
- Merry Christmas — 2023-12-25
I’m sorry that I haven’t sent you any useful content lately. The year was hectic, and I’m not sure what to expect from 2024.
- Quick tip — 2023-11-24
Recently I started working on a new project. It had white cards with a shadow placed on a white background.
- Everybody does it — 2023-11-21
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- How to make your text look balanced? — 2023-11-01
Now, how to get rid of them? Previously I thought that you can only do that manually.
- UI/UX Tip — 2023-10-26
Users prefer your site to work the same way as all the other sites they already know. On the first picture, the order of buttons is not comm…
- Make your text look good — 2023-10-23
If you use Figma, you should definitely check out a UI kit that my friend Dmitry is working on. This is a whopping 6000 (!
- I invite you to my first lecture ever. Today. — 2023-10-17
I’ll be on YouTube today, talking about basic stuff related to typography. Super nervous but I think that it might be interesting for you.
- Free review of your site — 2023-10-16
I’ve got something highly significant tomorrow – my very first online lecture! For a university!
- Textarea UX illustrated — 2023-10-13
Important: if you want to buy ad slot, tell me in advance what you want to advertise.
- Links. More complicated than you think. Part II — 2023-10-10
Another thing I’d like to highlight is how they present their features on the landing page. Initially, I considered embedding some videos he…
- Typography: before and after — 2023-10-04
I’m working on an old project, that I’ve bee supporting for years. I decided to improve its old UI, gradually, step by step.
- Links. More complicated than you think. Part I — 2023-10-03
While this is an intentional bad example, I once took a screenshot from Twitter analytics that I frequently share.
- Rivers in text. Sorry, what? — 2023-07-25
Now I’m curious if there is frontend library that can detect rivers in text. Say we have a div and a text inside it.
- UX problems in the most trending app — 2023-07-06
So, everyone is talking about Threads today. I decided to sign up and make a profile.
- Three UI/UX mistakes in SweetAlert library — 2023-05-31
That’s because I had a birthday a week ago, and I decided to make the final sale, before switching to http://usability. recipes/ I planned t…
- Three dots: vertiacal — 2023-05-18
A common icon used for this purpose is thee dots icon. However, which option would you prefer: horizontal or vertical?
- Cancel/Save or Save/Cancel? — 2023-05-15
In this newsletter we’ll take a look at simple, yet tricky thing. You may have seen many dialogs and forms, in both web and desktop applicat…