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How does the Power of Delay create a delightful User Experience

In today’s world, nothing comes for free. If we want something obviously we have to pay for it. And let’s be honest paying is painful. When people buy things that are intended for the purpose of pleasure, like a vacation, they try to maximize both the profit and happiness that they would experience. Now the question arises, how to make this happen? So apparently two aspects of the consumer experience:- Timing when we pay for something and Timing when we consume it. And the relationship between these two plays a very significant role in the amount of satisfaction the customers derive from what they buy. Since payment is painful, people generally enjoy it when payment is separated from consumption through timing. Good things come to those who wait When it comes to user interfaces, faster isn’t necessarily always better. Sometimes a short delay won’t harm the experience. So if you want to create a better user experience make the users wait. This might seem contrary to what people com...

UX lessons that we can learn from Amazon

Amazon is a one-stop e-commerce website to browse and get product details, read reviews, and purchase millions of products that are available. Amazon has one of the most efficient user interfaces which in turn creates a superb user experience.  Amazon is one of the best sites to take an example from for designers of e-commerce sites considering the amount of traffic it generates. Easy-to-find products are Easy-to-sell products When you search for an item on Amazon, you’re presented with an interface delivering incredible aggregated information. Along with the Amazon price, you also see options for other vendors carrying new and used items. What was once built to become an online department store has instead become a network of sellers that offer the user a wide range of products. Amazon currently sells over 480 million products on its US site alone. The number of choices that Amazon offers, along with the aforementioned aggregation of links and the algorithm that customizes each re...