What is Good Design?
Strategy: End-User Needs So in order to create a great design we have to invest time to define our UX strategy. First we need to ask who our users are, what these users are trying to accomplish or in...
View ArticleUse FontAwesome font in WPF apps
What seems to be so trivial on the web feels like jumping through hoops in WPF. But yet again, it's actually that difficult really. Here is how to do: Custom Fonts in WPF Download the TrueType font...
View ArticleWelcoming Ryan Watkins to our UI Design Team
I’m very pleased to announce that Ryan Watkins has joined our UI Engineering team at Esri. Ryan earned his BS in Computer Science from University of California Riverside and attended the Art Institute...
View ArticleEsri DevSummit 2017 – References
Here the references mentioned during the talk "User Experience & Interface Design for Map Apps": Map UI Patterns UI Patterns & Best Practices for Map Applications...
View ArticleUI/UX/Carto/DataViz Community for Maps on Slack
So we’ve started a slack community for Maps UI/UX/Carto/DataViz. The group was born after organizing the UI/UX special interest group (SIG) meeting at 2017 Esri DevSummit in Palm Springs. 38...
View ArticleVIDEO: User Experience and Interface Design for Map Apps
Recording from Esri Developer Summit 2017 (Palm Springs) - Tech Session This session will cover design principles specific to mapping applications. Real-world examples serve as a guide to creating...
View ArticleJob Opening: UI Engineer
We are hiring for a position on our team in Professional Services at Esri. Please ping me directly mgaigg AT esri DOT com. Please include a link to your online portfolio or samples of recent work. Job...
View ArticleAccessibility Resources Summary
Let me know in the comments if you feel anything is missing! Getting Started Introduction to Web Accessibility - The WHY, WHAT, HOW of Accessibility Tips on Developing for Web Accessibility - Basic...
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How to mark optional Form Fields?
Mark Mandatory or Optional fields? This is a question that seems to re-surface every year or so. Should we mark mandatory fields or optional fields? And how? Examples Here are 2 examples: [caption...
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Design Fail #01 – Floor Picker
So I'm starting a new series on design failures and plunder - send me your findings if you come across something and I will publish it here (giving you full credit ;) First of are two "Floor Pickers" -...
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