10 Best Application UIs of 2008

14th Aug 2008

Maybe a bit too early for a best of anything in 2008 but Jakob has posted a very interesting Alertbox. He focusses on 10 applications (web and desktop) that seem to do things right in terms of their UI. The main points of interest I noted are:

• These applications have used "dashboards" to give users an overview of their available functionality
• Instead of JavaScript alerts, lightbox modal dialogue boxes seem to be the preferred option (for aesthetics as well as accessibility I presume)
• Wizards prove to be be popular for guiding users through the applications

And I'd say these points apply to web design too.

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