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February 03, 2001, in IA/Usability
The greatest usability story of the year?
by pedrito | Can big, flash ads be the saviours of usability? Can they be the biggest usability story of the year? Read More »
January 29, 2001, in IA/Usability
Boo2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
by gainef | Over-emphasis on graphic design has lead to a compromised user experience and 'pogo purchasing' fiasco at the all-new boo.com. Read More »
January 28, 2001, in IA/Usability
Keeping the Igloos Off the Beaches
by lauriek | Igloos are wonderful, cozy, warm, dry dwellings — in Alaska. They don't work so well on the beach (drip. drip. drip). Information architects assess the match between site requirements and user needs to deliver specs and schematics that keep the igloos off the beaches. Read More »
January 21, 2001, in IA/Usability
Usability for the Web on Television
by gainef | The convergence of the web and television throws up numerous challenges for usability engineers. As more and more of the population choose to access the Internet through their television (usually via set-top boxes and with the assistance of television remote controls), optimizing web pages for use on these devices becomes a priority. Read More »
January 21, 2001, in IA/Usability
Accessibility: The politics of design
by headlemur | In the United States the Rules for building websites have changed. A little over a year ago I posted an article on Accessibility here. This is a follow up to that article with implications for all web design, not just government sites. Read More »
January 06, 2001, in IA/Usability
How people really browse
by pedrito | How do people browse? When we design interfaces, we often build really efficient ways to accomplish user goals. But why do our users not use them then? Read More »
January 02, 2001, in IA/Usability
Breadcrumbs for the sake of Users
by mantruc | We've already seen an amazing display of coding skills over the Breadcrumb trail system, now I'd like to share some thoughts about the reasons for using it. Read More »
December 17, 2000, in IA/Usability
Useful "Page not found" error pages
by themadman | 404 error pages are evil. They disappoint users who expected to find something. Disappointed users are not good for site traffic. But with a little bit of thought, you can recover gracefully from 404 errors and help users find what they want. Read More »
December 02, 2000, in IA/Usability
UK Online bank <em>is</em> accessible
by MartinB | Surprising though it may be, having watched
Smile et al fail to meet even basic
accessibility requirements, Intelligent
Finance, the Halifax's eBank, have used the five months delay
in launching Read More »
November 05, 2000, in IA/Usability
IBM relaunch browser for the blind
by MartinB | IBM are about to relaunch HomePage Reader, their text-to-speech browser for visually impaired users. The Windows-based browser, which will be version 3.0, is integrated with the bundled ViaVoice Outloud software, and allows users to navigate links from a numeric keypad, although it does not accept speech input. Read More »
