A field guide by Vantle
The Vantle
Playbook
The interface tricks and the psychology behind them, for websites that people trust at first sight and finish what they came to do. Short chapters, each with the reason it works and what to change on your page tomorrow.
30 chapters
Perception
How a page is judged before it is read
- 01Coming soon
First impressions
Visitors judge a page in 50 milliseconds. What they are judging, and how to pass.
- 02Coming soon
Trust
Trust is mostly the absence of doubt. Where doubt comes from, and how to remove it.
- 07Coming soon
Copy that converts
Headlines, buttons and microcopy: say one specific thing, in the visitor's words.
- 11Coming soon
Color and emotion
What a palette signals before a word is read, and how to pick one on purpose.
- 12Coming soon
Typography that reads as quality
Type size, spacing and pairing: the cheapest upgrade a page can get.
- 13Coming soon
Social proof patterns
Logos, numbers, quotes and reviews: which kind works where, and why.
- 14Coming soon
The fold, myth and fact
People do scroll. What still has to be visible without scrolling.
- 15Coming soon
Consistency builds credibility
Repeating the same patterns so the page feels built by one careful hand.
Attention and interface
Where the eye goes and how the page behaves
- 03Coming soon
Attention
One thing should look different. How to direct the eye instead of competing for it.
- 08Coming soon
Mobile and thumbs
Where thumbs reach, how big targets must be, and what to do about the keyboard.
- 09Coming soon
Motion with purpose
Easing, timing and restraint. Animation that explains instead of decorating.
- 16Coming soon
Navigation patterns
Menus, tabs and breadcrumbs. How many items, in what order, with which labels.
- 17Coming soon
Whitespace and density
Space is not empty. How to group, separate and let things breathe.
- 18Coming soon
Microinteractions
Hover, press, toggle: the small responses that make an interface feel alive.
- 19Coming soon
Scroll behavior
Sticky headers, scroll hijacking and progress. What helps and what annoys.
- 20Coming soon
Dark mode done right
Contrast, elevation and color in the dark, beyond inverting everything.
Decisions
What makes people say yes, or leave
- 04Coming soon
Choices and forms
Every option and every field costs effort. What to cut, and what to keep.
- 06Coming soon
Pricing and anchoring
How a number is judged against the numbers around it, and how to lay out plans.
- 21Coming soon
Calls to action
Wording, placement and weight of the one button that matters.
- 22Coming soon
Onboarding flows
The first minute after sign-up: what to show, ask and skip.
- 23Coming soon
Checkout friction
Every extra step, field and surprise at checkout costs orders. Where it leaks.
- 24Coming soon
Defaults and nudges
People mostly keep what is preselected. How to use that fairly.
- 25Coming soon
Urgency without lies
Deadlines and scarcity that are true, and why fake ones cost trust.
Speed and access
Fast, clear and usable by everyone
- 05Coming soon
Speed and feedback
The 400 millisecond rule, instant acknowledgement and endings people remember.
- 10Coming soon
Accessibility as conversion
Contrast, focus and clear structure help everyone, and they are measurable wins.
- 26Coming soon
Core Web Vitals in plain words
LCP, INP and CLS: what they measure and the quick fixes for each.
- 27Coming soon
Error messages
Say what happened, why and what to do next, in human words.
- 28Coming soon
Empty and loading states
The screens people see when nothing is there yet. Make them useful.
- 29Coming soon
SEO for designers
Structure, headings, speed and content: what design decisions do to ranking.
- 30Coming soon
Testing with five users
A cheap, fast way to find most usability problems before launch.
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