Tag Archives: mobile

UX for fat fingers, increasing checkbox tappable area

Checkboxes are a fundamental element for web forms, they are often needed to allow users to manifest their agreement to terms & conditions of services, making them a mandatory element to allow a registration or a purchase. The HTML <input type="checkbox"> element belongs to the form family and it has the advantage/disadvantage of being styled and managed differently based on the operative … Continue reading UX for fat fingers, increasing checkbox tappable area

The Next Challenge of the Web is Us

ForwardJS keynotes of Christian Heilmann (@codepo8) addressing the growing complexity of frontend development technologies and how important it is that we keep the initial barrier low to make the web accessible to new developers and publishers as well. Many new IT users land directly on smartphones with their closed-app ecosystems. How can we bring the web to these new users? See also A user interface is like a joke.