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October 07, 2000, in IA/Usability
Bad side of Flash 5
by nicholas | Macromedia, a money hungry monster of poor usability. One of the biggest hurdles a web-designer must overcome is bringing together a site that allows access on all platforms, browsers, and systems. Read More »
July 27, 2000, in IA/Usability
New navigation and usability ideas.
by pedrito | There is a lot being done to solve common navigation / usability problems. I had a look around the web, here are a few of the more interesting ideas I've found. Read More »
April 15, 2000, in IA/Usability
Filing online: the good, the bad and the unusable
by cwodtke | I'm going to tell a tale of usability... a tale of trying to file my taxes online at the last possible minute (nearly, anyhow). Read More »
April 05, 2000, in IA/Usability
Getting Started with Usability Testing
by pedrito | The best way to get started in usability is getting your hands dirty. Yes, people, that means testing. Read More »
January 22, 2000, in IA/Usability
Sitemaps: map the user's experience
by pedrito | My previous article about sitemaps examined what they should be like. The conclusion was: sitemaps need to be complete and show metainformation. The second conclusion was that it's hard to build a good sitemap. Read More »
January 19, 2000, in IA/Usability
The problem(s) with sitemaps.
by pedrito | "Where am I?", is said to be the first question maps should answer. On the net, it competes with "What else is there?" I believe the most important thing to consider when building a sitemap is what kind of experience do you want to give the user. Read More »
December 16, 1999, in IA/Usability
Web Site Architecture 101
by r937 | Have you ever wanted a quick way to determine the architecture or navigation scheme for a site you're working on? Here's how, in three easy steps. Read More »
October 07, 1999, in IA/Usability
Accessibility: The Clock is Ticking
by headlemur | The way we build sites is always changing, but a profound new change on the horizon has nothing to do with accommodating browser incompatibilities or accommodating the latest plug-in technology. Read More »
August 26, 1999, in IA/Usability
Accessibility: more than the right thing to do
by marlene | All web sites associated with the federal government (and an increasing number of states) will need to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act by early next year. This will affect web publicat Read More »
June 02, 1999, in IA/Usability
Accessibility issues from people who know.
by MartinB | The UK's Royal National Institute for the Blind have this article on producing designs for visually impaired people.
It's interesting on 2 counts:
It's written by an actual disability organisation Read More »
