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2004 August 1 • design, writingHow to Properly Format Dates
article: "The purpose of this article is to examine how dates are displayed on the web and to provide people with a usable format to follow. The recommendation provided is general and not limited to only web pages." [credit: WebWord Usability Weblog]
2004 August 1 • business, design“Eight things I wish I’d known when I started”
aticle: Eight points for budding designers — and a strong refining point for those more experienced.
2004 July 28 • designThese web sites are identical - or are they?
survey: "Compares 10 web sites through elements of their layout: styles, page construction and elements. The survey seeks similarities and differences between those well known web sites, built by famous, talented designers. What can be observed is that those web sites agree on implicit, internalized layout and design norms (Consensus rate), and that deviance from these rules (Dissidence rate) is uncommon."
2004 July 28 • ccs, designThrowing Tables Out The Window
article: From a presentation at Digital Design World titled, “No More Tables, CSS Layout Techniques”a review of the proper use of tables, and a few pointers for styling them with CSS. [credit: design PRINCIPLES]
2004 July 28 • design, processWeb Design Details List
article: A list of questions you may want to ask yourself when designing, building and/or maintaining a Web site. [credit: asterisk*]
2004 July 23 • business, design, usabilityROI Is Not a Silver Bullet
article: : Five Actionable Steps for Valuing User Experience Design. For years now, the “ROI of User Experience” has been sought as a means to justify larger corporate investments in web design. Although ROI methodology can be a useful tool for prioritizing possible web development projects, by itself ROI is not the answer to building a stronger user experience design competency.
2004 July 23 • design, usabilityReading Online Text
study: Reading performance with four white space layouts was compared. Margins surrounding the text and leading (space between lines) were manipulated to generate the four conditions. Results show that the use of margins affected both reading speed and comprehension.
2004 July 16 • business, design, processE-Commerce Web Layout
research study: Preliminary results of an online global survey to investigate user expectations of standard e-commerce web objects. Comparisons of the responses from users from four geographical areas worldwide show that, in general, participants had similar expectations on the location of the web objects. Implications for designers of international web sites are discussed. [credit: Usability Views]
2004 July 15 • design, processPaper Prototyping
article: How Good Does Your Web Site Look on Paper? The best way to improve the effectiveness of your website is to let your site's users lend you a hand through the process of paper prototyping. [credit: InfoDesign]
2004 July 15 • design, processBrand Experience and the Web
article: As Web professionals we have a real advantage over many other people who are engaged in the Brand Experience space: we are the experts of the shiniest new toy, which also happens to have the greatest upside. [credit: Digital Web Magazine]
2004 July 15 • design, processBrand Value and the User Experience
article: Defines five guiding principles that should be a part of any usability or user experience specialist's toolkit. [credit: Digital Web Magazine]
2004 July 15 • code, designQuestions About Links
article: About Styling Links, highlighting issues about common practices, best practices, and new potential techniques. [credit: box of chocolates]
2004 July 11 • design, toolsHow To Identify Effective Color Schemes
tools: New color matching tools to help designers, presenters, art directors and information designers rapidly identify best color matches and harmonious color schemes. [credit: Robin Good]
2004 July 5 • design, process, usabilityPlanning a usable website: A three-step guide
article: Work out what your site visitors will want to do on your website, what you want them to do, and then do some testing - it couldn't be easier.
2004 July 5 • code, designMobile web development
article: Some thoughts on mobile web development contains a few tips and some things to keep in mind when making web pages viewable and usable in mobile browsers. [credit: 456 Berea Street]
2004 July 5 • design, resourcesSmall Screens, Big Lessons
"Small screens devices, with their constrained design environment and demanding target market, compel designers to strive for highly concise, effective user interfaces. This website is the companion to the 'Small Screens, Big Lessons' seminar series, which examines the various beneficial design elements that can be found in well-designed small screen interfaces. Many of the approaches and ideas found in the user interfaces for small screens can also serve as the basis for designing more effective desktop applications and websites." [credit: InfoDesign]
2004 July 4 • accessibility, code, designQuestions About Links
article: How should we represent the distinction between visited and unvisited links within our designs? A number of industry writers have sought to explode suggested guidelines and reassure us that it's fine to experiment, so long as we consider the end user. [credit: WATS.ca]
2004 July 3 • designWeb Type
tutorial: All you wanted to know about Web type but were afraid to ask .
2004 June 24 • business, design5 questions to ask your web development team
article : Some important questions that managers and site owners should be asking their web developers. [credit: 456 Berea Street]
2004 June 24 • design, processDesigning for Scalability
article: More and more, designers are working on the same site for months or even years. As new features are added and new needs are identified, a site needs to be flexible to changes, so that post-launch changes can be made quickly and easily. [credit: Digital Web Magazine]