Author: Björn


  • English first

    I’d like to share some thoughts about writing in English, my experiences over the last 13-14 months, and why I’ll stop writing about UX and Webdesign in German.

  • Subscribing to something online is essentially about interacting with forms. A call to action leads to a dedicated page, where you enter your email address before directed to another page, giving you feedback about the successful subscription. On the A Book Apart website, I came along this piece. The cta turns into an input, which…

  • UX beyond Pixel pushing explained.

  • An unorthodox, pragmatic, and yet low cost solution to a common design problem. The design is done when the problem goes away. Jason Fried

  • “The” User is not a Thing Don’t forget that users are also human beings. E.g. people who shop online, have motivations and emotions – MotiMotions Users not only have needs and requirements regarding the products they want to purchase, or regarding the platform which they are using. Also, personas are often only referring to the users’…

  • It’s been a while since I really put hands on web accessibility. Over 10 years now. At that time from the point of view of a developer, when I built and adapted WordPress websites, or removed tables from Joomla templates myself. In these days we merely talked about code, and also about font sizes and colors,…

  • It feels like since decades the fold is being discussed. And yes, still in 2018 the fold is a matter. Did we get nothing better to do? Sure, but we have to face the fact that people – often times HIPPOS and half-knowers – are talking about it and throw their requirements, wanting to put…