Volume 3, November 2008
Accessible Interface Design, Part 2
Tips and Techniques for Accessible Web Applications
Alt &Title Tags. Always Use Them.
Alt &Title attributes are key tools for creating more accessible web applications. We can use them to label icons or other form controls to make them understandable by disabled users.
Use both the alt and title attributes as some browsers will show one [...]
The Importance of Strong Usability within Web 2.0 Content Managed Systems
The term Web 2.0 was first coined by O’Reilly and Associates, a publisher of books on software development and web development, in early 2004, and is based on software release nomenclature. Web 2.0 describes the current trend towards enhancing collaboration and information sharing and utilizing these tools to aid functionality. Within the realm of Web [...]
Volume 2, October 2008
On Web Accessibility
At one point in our pre-child lives, my husband and I had very similar cars. He drove a maroon Acura Integra with a sunroof and all sorts of toys. Being in grad school, I had a more stripped-down model that was screaming, comes-with-3-free-speeding-tickets, red. The first time my brother saw my car, it was parked [...]
Accessible Interface Design, Part 1
Accessible Does Not Mean Boring
It is amazing to me how many people think that accessible design means boring, dull interface design. Nowhere in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines from the W3C do they say please make your sites ugly and boring. They just say make them accessible. But most designers and developers take [...]
Volume 1, August 2008
Introduction to UX Professionals
Thank you for joining us as we embark on the journey of sharing content specifically for the User Experience Professional.
In our first two months, more than 1100 people have joined UXP through Facebook and LinkedIn. They are in over 10 countries, work in a range of UX positions at large and small companies, as sole [...]
Hat Heads vs. Bed Heads
Editor’s Note: This article originally ran on A List Apart, Issue 246. We hope you enjoy the article and invite you to submit content ideas and articles by sending an e-mail to uxp [at] visualactivity [com].
Polos versus Doc Martens. Peet’s versus Starbucks. Hat Heads versus Bed Heads. Every project and every office has multiple personality [...]
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