ui-design means User interface design. It is the design of websites, computers, appliances, machines, mobile communication devices, and software applications with the focus on the user's experience and interaction.
Questions tagged [ui-design]
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What are some tools for storyboarding an application, including the GUI?
Are there any (preferably free) tools which would let you throw together a quick outline of a UI, and build these into storyboards to create a mockup of how a use-case might play out including popup dialogs that could be raised, etc?

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Mobile App development - Orientation , Resolution and Width/Height
Apple site says iPhone 5 Display is 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi. Generally resolution is practically spelled (Width x Height). In the iPhone 5, case we know 1136 is height and 640 is width when we hold the phone in portrait mode.
I am…

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What is this control? Group Box or Not!
Just curious about the control shown below, the straight line with label beside it. I tried to find a similar control for it but there was none nor any group box setting, so instead I just made a GroupBox with a height of 2 that replicates it.
But…

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Business Applications: What are the fundamental features of a search form?
In a typical business application it is quite common to have forms that are used for searching.
Some basic features are:
A pane that contains the search criteria
A grid to display the results
Sorting on the grid
A detail page that opens when an…

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Alternative iOS layouts for portrait and landscape storyboard
I need to design different layouts for landscape and potrate I know how to design using .xib file but don't get how design different layout using storyboard.
I want something like This but using storyboard.
please help me.
user2021205
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Is it possible in tkinter to have two columns of labels with one label below and in the middle of them?
While the picture shows basically what I want to do, however:
All labels supposed to be perfect squares of the same size
labels in the 2 columns should be perfectly aligned
The label at the bottom should be perfectly below and in the middle of the…

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Gtk conversion to html
In order to have a OS with a uniform interface, allowing better mutual interoperabilities, I'm looking for a way to build a system in which all interface would be in html5.
For example, starting from the gtk library (in order to use the existing),…

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How to create a fixed background for a Screen in Blackberry?
I want to create a background for a screen that will not move when the screen is scrolled. My current code is something like:
Bitmap bitmap =…

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How can I add a bunch of labels to a C# form and then scroll the form vertically?
I have a form in C# (WinForm). It looks like this:
(LOGO)
blank space for labels that I add
through code (I can fit 10 labels in
this space)
(close button)
The blank space can hold about 10 labels.
I am stumped on how I would make this form…

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Developing for multiple screen sizes on BlackBerry
Android and iOS have a concept of a "density independent pixel" so your layouts look the same on devices with different densities and screen sizes.
Up until now I've written code to manually space elements using pixels (i.e. I want this button to be…

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Web UI design guidelines for selection from large hierarchy
Problem at hand: How to present two large hierarchies in Web UI for computer-illiterate users that fill some kind of boring application form.
Use-case: User selects item "a" from hierarchy "A", then it selects item "b" from the (completely…

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UI design guidelines of Android - where to be found?
I'd like to develop apps for Android after 2 years of developing iPhone apps. First of all, I'm not a programmer. I'm a UI designer and usability engineer with basic knowledge of app programming. I have a colleague doing the part of the programmer.…

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Standard error messages
Very often we have to make up standard messages to show user. It can be an error or a warning message, whatever.
Has anybody seen somewhere a site with such messages?

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When i proceed to develop a software, ui design or database design, which should be first?
I tried to design the ui with some ui mocking software, but i found it's hard for me to settle down all the detail of the design, since the database didn't design yet.
But if i first design software, then the same problem occur, I didn't have the…

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Android: Standard icons android.R.drawable with other color
Most of the standard icons of Android in android.R.drawable are gray in color.
I want to use them in other color, that match to my app colors. And I don't want to create copy of these icons and paint them in Photoshop or any painting application.
Is…

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