--- title: "Home" url: "https://insideuxdesign.com/en" language: "en" description: "InsideUX Design explains how great digital products are made: user experience, psychology, design, accessibility and tools – clear and practical." published: "2026-10-14T09:50:33+02:00" updated: "2026-10-15T00:43:22+02:00" --- # Home InsideUX Design is the usability magazine for people who want to make digital products better. The usability magazine # UX you can feel. InsideUX Design explains how great digital products are made – clear, practical and opinionated. On user experience, psychology, design, accessibility and the tools that actually help. [Explore articles →](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog) [UX glossary](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossary) - 79 articles - 58 glossary terms - 17 resources [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/cognitive-load-why-less-is-often-more-in-interface-design) 14. Oktober 2026 ·Psychologie ## [Cognitive Load: Why Less Is Often More in Interface Design](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/cognitive-load-why-less-is-often-more-in-interface-design) Every interface asks for mental effort, but much of it is unnecessary. What cognitive load is, how to spot it and seven practical ways to reduce it. ## New in the magazine [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/comic-sans-why-the-worlds-most-hated-typeface-is-treated-unfairly) 14. Oktober 2026 ·Design ### [Comic Sans: Why the World’s Most Hated Typeface Is Treated Unfairly](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/comic-sans-why-the-worlds-most-hated-typeface-is-treated-unfairly) Comic Sans is called the most hated typeface in the world, unfairly. Its story shows that the hate is really about how it was misused. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/why-accessibility-is-more-than-contrast-and-font-size) 14. Oktober 2026 ·Accessibility ### [Why Accessibility Is More Than Contrast and Font Size](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/why-accessibility-is-more-than-contrast-and-font-size) Contrast and font size are just the tip of the iceberg. Why real accessibility starts with semantics, keyboard access and clear language, and why it benefits everyone in the end. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/synthetic-users-can-ai-replace-real-user-research) 14. Oktober 2026 ·User Experience ### [Synthetic Users: Can AI Replace Real User Research?](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/synthetic-users-can-ai-replace-real-user-research) AI-generated users deliver interviews in seconds. But how do they compare to real people? A look at recent studies and at where synthetic users can still help. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/bfsg-in-practice-german-accessibility-act-websites-apps) 12. Oktober 2026 ·Accessibility ### [The BFSG in Practice: What Germany’s Accessibility Act Means for Websites and Apps](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/bfsg-in-practice-german-accessibility-act-websites-apps) Since June 2025, Germany’s BFSG also applies to online stores, banking apps, and booking platforms. Who is affected, what’s technically required, and how your team can get started. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/spotting-and-avoiding-dark-patterns) 10. Oktober 2026 ·Psychologie ### [Spotting and Avoiding Dark Patterns: Why Interface Tricks Cost You](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/spotting-and-avoiding-dark-patterns) Fake countdowns, hidden cancellations, cookie banners without a "Reject" button: why dark patterns cost trust, what EU and German law say, and what fair alternatives look like. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/forms-nobody-abandons-12-rules-for-better-form-ux) 8. Oktober 2026 ·Design ### [Forms Nobody Abandons: 12 Rules for Better Form UX](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/forms-nobody-abandons-12-rules-for-better-form-ux) Visible labels, well-timed validation, helpful error messages: 12 proven rules for forms, explained step by step using a real-world checkout example. ## Topics we care about Five topics, one goal: products people understand and enjoy using. - [ User Experience How products people love to use come to life – from research to strategy. → ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/user-experience) - [ Psychology Why we click, hesitate and trust: perception, cognitive biases and motivation. → ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/psychology) - [ Design Interfaces that work: layout, typography, color and interaction. → ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/design) - [ Accessibility Digital products for everyone – with WCAG, the European Accessibility Act and plenty of practice. → ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/accessibility) - [ Tools Tools, workflows and AI helpers that make everyday UX work easier. → ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/blog/tools) ## From the UX glossary [ ### A/B Testing An A/B test is an experiment that shows two versions of a page or element at the same time to randomly split groups of visitors. It lets you decide with real data which version works better. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/a-b-testing) [ ### ARIA ARIA is a W3C standard that adds roles, states and properties to HTML. It tells screen readers what an element is and how it currently behaves. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/aria) [ ### Accessibility Accessibility means designing websites, apps and digital documents so that everyone can use them, including people with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive disabilities. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/accessibility) [ ### Affordance An affordance describes what action an object makes possible and whether people can recognize it: a button invites you to press it, a handle invites you to pull. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/affordance) [ ### Alt Text Alt text is a short text version of an image, stored in the HTML alt attribute. Screen readers read it aloud so people who can’t see the image get the same information. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/alt-text) [ ### Atomic Design Atomic Design is a method for building user interfaces from small, reusable building blocks, from single elements like buttons all the way up to complete pages. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/atomic-design) [ ### BFSG The BFSG, Germany’s Accessibility Strengthening Act, has required many companies since 28 June 2025 to make certain products and digital services, such as online shops, accessible. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/bfsg) [ ### Card Sorting Card sorting is a research method in which people sort terms written on cards into groups. It shows you how they mentally organize content, so you can plan navigation that makes sense to them. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/card-sorting) [ ### Cognitive Load Cognitive load is the mental effort it takes to understand and use an interface. The less unnecessary thinking a design demands, the easier the actual task becomes. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/cognitive-load) [ ### Color Vision Deficiency A color vision deficiency means someone has a harder time telling certain colors apart than most people. The most common type is red-green deficiency. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/color-vision-deficiency) [ ### Contextual Inquiry Contextual inquiry is a research method where you observe and interview people in their real work environment. It shows you how they actually get tasks done, not just how they describe it. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/contextual-inquiry) [ ### Contrast Ratio The contrast ratio describes how much two colors differ in brightness, such as text and background. WCAG requires at least 4.5:1 for normal text. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/contrast-ratio) [ ### Conversion A conversion is a desired action on a website or in an app, such as a purchase or a signup. The conversion rate shows what share of visits leads to one. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/conversion) [ ### Dark Patterns Dark patterns are design tricks that push people into decisions they don’t actually want to make, like hidden cancellation options or preselected add-ons. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/dark-patterns) [ ### Design System A design system is a shared toolkit of reusable building blocks and rules. It helps teams design and build interfaces that look and behave consistently everywhere. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/design-system) [ ### Design Thinking Design thinking is an approach that helps teams understand a problem from the perspective of the people affected and then develop, try out and improve solutions in quick loops. ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/glossar/design-thinking) ## Toolbox [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/figma) Ressource ### [Figma](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/figma) A collaborative design tool for interfaces, prototypes, and design systems – in the browser and as a desktop app. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wave) Ressource ### [WAVE](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wave) A browser extension that flags barriers like missing alt text or contrast issues right on the page. [ ](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux-fuer-kleine-teams) Ressource ### [Lean UX für kleine Teams](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux-fuer-kleine-teams) A German-language practical book: Two people. No budget. Still building the right thing – 23 methods along the Double Diamond, each with time required, a template, and a checklist. About InsideUX Design ## A magazine for everyone who makes products better. InsideUX Design is written by UX designer Dennis Wagner. He shares what really works in projects – no buzzwords, lots of examples. [More about InsideUX Design →](https://insideuxdesign.com/en/about)