Another from Slack, but this I’m less impressed by. Main issue? It’s too long, and it doesn’t point out the solution very clearly.
...Slack's error message
Apr 2015
Writing
Apr 2015
Slack's search
Mar 2015
One of my co-workers has been using Slack to collaborate with her team, and she loves it, so she sent me some screenshots of the search dialogue.
...Trello's sign-up page
Mar 2015
Trello’s sign up page.
Lovely and simple - no extra help needed here, because the fields are so standard. The placeholder text gives you a hint if you need it.
...Gmail's link dialog
Mar 2015
If you add a link in Gmail, you get this dialog:
...Microsoft's sign-in page
Mar 2015
This is a Microsoft sign in page. Yeah.
Microsoft have been trying to move away from speaking robotically, but this is too far in the other direction. It’s all in the “Call us overprotective”: they’re a multi-national company who don’t have a very cool or friendly image. Overprotective is something you’d call your mum.
...Slack's onboarding
Mar 2015
I’ve been looking at UserOnboard.com to get some ideas for welcome pages, and came across this in the Slack onboarding process.
...Google Drive's 502 error
Mar 2015
Google Drive’s 502 error page.
It’s nicely done. Gives the technical information - the error code - and points out it’s an error code for the non-technical users, but not in a patronising way.
...ISTC's 404 page
Mar 2015
This is the 404 page on the ISTC website, a technical writing organisation.
...LearningLine's sign-up page
Feb 2015
The sign-up form for LearningLine, an online learning platform.
Overall, it’s functional but badly written. Problems:
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