Best Practices On User Profile Design With Examples

By Author: Nazar Kvartalnyi
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If you want to grow your company, having an eye-catching, outstanding user profile is mandatory, so the target audience can be turned into a loyal audience in a quick way.

This leaves us with a question: how can the profile be designed in a way to attract the interest of the user? There are no specific rules but there are some best practices of designing a user profile page that may be worth considering while you create it. We are here to guide you through the user profile page design best practices.

What is a user profile page?

A lot of services create and manage user profiles so their clients or target audience can efficiently interact with a specific business, therefore its owner can collect and analyze data useful for his or her company.

A user profile is a set of components and information related to a particular user. Usually, it contains important information (name, age, picture, and other characteristics)
that is used to identify a person. The set of elements depend on the purpose of the page (whether it’s social media, dating app, or employee profile)
Who benefits from user ...
... profiles?

App or website owners as they constantly get valuable customer data.
Customers as they receive personalized service.
User profile page: mobile and website version

Of course, there are major differences between not only the mobile app profile page and its web version, but in design in general. One of them is that the two are accessed through different devices, a computer, and a smartphone respectively.

When you are trying to access a specific website on your mobile browser, you don’t reach a regular page, but its mobile version which contains a smaller interface, to be used on phones or tablets. Other differences between the two include

Screen-size

There are always changes in the screen size of the two interfaces. While accessing a website you use a keyboard what is impossible to manage the same with your smartphone. So, this impacts some aspects of the interface, for instance, the location of buttons.

Contextual

As a designer, you have to take into account that these two devices may be accessed in different positions. Usually, people use websites from their PCs, while being seated. And for mobile apps, they are used on the go and mostly with one hand. So, you have to remember these differences and ensure that both webpage and app design are convenient for users in any scenario.

Different processors

What works for your website wouldn't work for your app. Smartphones have slower processors than computers, and that's why demanding a simple layout for applications.

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NAZAR KVARTALNYI has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. Microsoft certified professional and .Net specialist with experience in project management and mentorship. Since 2015 co-founder and COO at Inoxoft.