Knoll Monitor Arm is Very Clever

The monitor arm is a great way to free up space on your desk. 

The tension needs to be adjusted on a rare occasion and that is the moment you wish you had the right size of Allen wrench at hand. 

Knoll's monitor arm has an Allen wrench holder built right in.

Very clever.

Google Sheets: Cmd+1

Excel has a keyboard shortcut of CMD+1 to open the Format menu. 

If you press CMD+1 while using Chrome typically the first browser tab is displayed. 

However, when using Google Sheets the application recognized it as a desire to format the cells. 

Great UX!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets

User types CMD+1, and this is displayed: 

If user clicks "Show me how" then this is displayed:

Pocket: Highlight feature

Highlighting text in an article will cause a tooltip to be displayed. 

If you click on "Highlight" then a left pane appears with a highlight. 

The first time it happened a tooltip appeared to explain. 

If you click the pane it expands to reveal all highlights. 

If you click the meatballs (3 dots) then you can delete or share.

Great UX!

https://app.getpocket.com/

Opt in Link: Mural

I was registering for a webinar on Mural.com
After I entered my email address a message and hyperlink appeared.

"Looks like you've opted out of email communication. Click here to get an email and opt back in."

This is great. This serves business needs and user needs without being obstructive. 



I wonder if they discussed just placing a checkbox there to have the user opt back in.
Why did they choose to go with a link that triggers an email?
Anytime you leave the burden on the user you risk missing the goal.
Nevertheless, nice work!

Jira: Useful tips as Placeholder text

When creating a new ticket in Jira the placeholder body text is a useful tip instead of additional instructions for the field. 

Spotify: When your music ends...

I was listening to music that I had saved to my queue. 

When the last song was finished I started hearing music I wasn't familiar with, yet it was a style I enjoyed. When I switched back to Spotify a notification banner informed me 

"When your music ends, we continue playing similar songs for you. You can turn this off in Settings."

This is a fantastic message for 2 reasons. It explained behavior from the system that I didn't request, and it explained how I might modify the system if I did not want it. 

Spotify

Google result: Must include control

Tim Hortons: Location request heads up

The Tim Horton's app, when first launching included a branded location request pop-over that eased me into saying yet to the iOS location request pop-over. 

Batteries Plus: Confirmation Page

I ordered a battery online at Batteries Plus. 
When the order was complete, this was the order confirmation page. 



The message included several great bits of information. 

They covered all their bases by displaying information here and emailing the same exact information to me. 

1. The obligatory "Thank you" 
2. Order confirmation emailed to me, and a promise to email me again when the order is ready!
3. Order number, and a link to view my order!
4. A notice that items in my order may qualify for rebates, and then a link to the rebate center!
5. A reminder to bring in my old battery, and a reason why - to avoid additional charges!

This is one of the best confirmation messages that I have ever seen. 

https://www.batteriesplus.com/