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Design Better Menus
Design Better Menus

Design Better Menus

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Menus have readability issues very often

A quick hack to make them look and function better is to add an icon next to every action. In that way, you help users visually identify actions without having to read the whole copy.

Also, it's a good practice to highlight the active tab, if it's applicable to the menu's use case.

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Social Login

Social login boosts conversion since users can easily join your platform. Then, it's a good practice to put your social login on top of the page and place the email password authentication below. Beware that privacy-oriented people prefer not to use social login then it's always good to have another option for them.

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The Gutenberg Principle

## What is The Gutenberg Principle or Z-pattern layout in UI design? The Gutenberg Principle (aka Z-Pattern Layout) states that users' eyes travel according to a Z-shaped path from the top-left area to the bottom-right area. ## How the Gutenberg Principle can help us It's a good practice to place your CTA at the end of this flow to lead users to take action.

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