Discussion Archive: December 2008

EULA checkbox variations

Anybody done any testing, or have anecdotal evidence of the best way to
handle the EULA agreement on sign up?
Here are the options that I see:

1) Generally seen version, with checkbox that can produce errors.

| | I agree to the EULA

< Create My Account >

2) No checkbox, but longer button label.

By clicking the button below, I agree to the EULA.

< I Agree. Create My Account.>

3) No check box, with inferred agreement via prior text.

Articles etc on interface structures

Hi guys

I'm writing some workshop material on high-level structures for
interfaces - explaining different high-level patterns that an interface
may use (e.g. linear, two/three panels, canvas plus tools, dashboards etc)

I always like to provide additional reading, but can't find any good
references for this material, except for the Tidwell book. Most pattern
libraries focus on much more granular combinations of components, not
the high-level structure.

Any ideas for articles or references?

The Uncanny Valley of interfaces

"The fact that you can create web applications that resemble desktop
applications does not imply that you should"
http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/
"we must ensure that we design our applications to remain consistent
with the environment in which our software runs.

Example ranking or applying weight UI's

> Anyone know of good UI patterns for applying weights, or ranking?
> Netflix comes to mind, but I need a UI that allows disparate items
> to have the same weight