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Life & fun · December 12, 2012

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Designing Web Applications

Designing Web Applications launched on December 12, 2012 with 105 votes, #17 of 501 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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Designing Web Applications is a guide for creating user interfaces that customers find effortless to navigate. The course teaches designers how to identify and fix common mistakes that make products frustrating or confusing to use. It focuses on making interactions so smooth and intuitive that users complete tasks without noticing the design—no friction, clear layouts, easy navigation. The course is for anyone building digital products who wants to improve their customer experience through better design decisions.

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It's not that you set out to create a poorly designed product, but lots of mistakes—big or small—along the way left you with an interface that does its job, but is painful to use. I think you can learn to fix it yourself. Undo those mistakes one at a time to create an experience that your customers won't notice. Wait… what? Yes, I said an experience they won't notice. Frustration and confusion get noticed. Completing a task quickly and easily doesn't. Great experiences feel effortless. Designs are clear, buttons are easy to find. The process will go so smoothly that the customers won't think anything of it. That means your customers are using your application to get work done…from nathanbarry.com

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