Comments for UX Professionals http://uxprofessionals.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on The Importance of Strong Usability within Web 2.0 Content Managed Systems by Simon Raess http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/11/04/the-importance-of-strong-usability-within-web-20-content-managed-systems/#comment-117 Simon Raess Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:03:33 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=50#comment-117 Hi Tonia. Thanks for your elaborate article! Do you know cmsbox? The award-winning (NNGroup 10 Best Application Designs 2008, Master of Swiss Web 2008) Content Management System provides all three solutions and supports the user to address the mentioned challenges: Work with strong guidelines through a (individual) style guide, create a (hierarchical) site map and build flexible (modular) layout structures. Please take a look at www.cmsbox.com Hi Tonia. Thanks for your elaborate article!

Do you know cmsbox? The award-winning (NNGroup 10 Best Application Designs 2008, Master of Swiss Web 2008) Content Management System provides all three solutions and supports the user to address the mentioned challenges: Work with strong guidelines through a (individual) style guide, create a (hierarchical) site map and build flexible (modular) layout structures.

Please take a look at http://www.cmsbox.com

]]> Comment on Accessible Interface Design, Part 2 by Mark McKay http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/11/04/accessible-interface-design-part-2/#comment-116 Mark McKay Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:21:50 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=58#comment-116 Hello Sean Landry I agree completely. We don't just design for the visually impaired. It is hard to summarize the whole field of Accessible Interface Design in two articles. If this point was not clear it should have been. All of the icons I use use CSS to make their clickable region as large as possible. And I mention this in the article "if you can, extend the hit area for your icons using CSS." I wanted to get some example code for people to see this in action but did not have time. Mark Hello Sean Landry

I agree completely. We don’t just design for the visually impaired. It is hard to summarize the whole field of Accessible Interface Design in two articles. If this point was not clear it should have been.

All of the icons I use use CSS to make their clickable region as large as possible. And I mention this in the article “if you can, extend the hit area for your icons using CSS.”

I wanted to get some example code for people to see this in action but did not have time.

Mark

]]> Comment on Accessible Interface Design, Part 2 by Sean Landry http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/11/04/accessible-interface-design-part-2/#comment-115 Sean Landry Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:47:52 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=58#comment-115 These are all very good tips. However keep in mind visually impaired users are not the only people you need to consider when designing for accessibility. Users with poor motor skills need interfaces to maintain consistent tab order as well as large target zones for the mouse. Small "trash" icons are difficult for these users to click. Using the proper markup and CSS you should aspire to make the "hot" zones for these links as large as possible. These are all very good tips. However keep in mind visually impaired users are not the only people you need to consider when designing for accessibility.

Users with poor motor skills need interfaces to maintain consistent tab order as well as large target zones for the mouse. Small “trash” icons are difficult for these users to click. Using the proper markup and CSS you should aspire to make the “hot” zones for these links as large as possible.

]]> Comment on Hat Heads vs. Bed Heads by Destry Wion http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/08/08/hat-heads-vs-bed-heads/#comment-110 Destry Wion Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:03:48 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=15#comment-110 Some great points. I can relate them back to my own project management experiences. It's always nice to see things confirmed. The article is a good compliment to that of Jim Nieters' "Artists, Not Assholes"... http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000343.php Some great points. I can relate them back to my own project management experiences. It’s always nice to see things confirmed. The article is a good compliment to that of Jim Nieters’ “Artists, Not Assholes”…
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000343.php

]]> Comment on Mark McKay by Visual Activity, LLC :: Articles and thoughts on user experience » Blog Archive » UX PROFESSIONALS: Volume 3, Usability for 2.0 http://uxprofessionals.com/mark-mckay/#comment-108 Visual Activity, LLC :: Articles and thoughts on user experience » Blog Archive » UX PROFESSIONALS: Volume 3, Usability for 2.0 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:45 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?page_id=27#comment-108 [...] month, the UX Professionals site brings you Part 2 of 2 in Mark McCay’s tips and tricks on developing sound, accessible [...] [...] month, the UX Professionals site brings you Part 2 of 2 in Mark McCay’s tips and tricks on developing sound, accessible [...]

]]> Comment on Accessible Interface Design, Part 1 by Mark McKay http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/10/01/accessible-interface-design-part-1/#comment-107 Mark McKay Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:48:57 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=20#comment-107 You might also find this article interesting. It is not new but is still very valid. Accessibility Is Not Enough http://www.useit.com/alertbox/accessibility.html You might also find this article interesting. It is not new but is still very valid.

Accessibility Is Not Enough
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/accessibility.html

]]> Comment on Accessible Interface Design, Part 1 by Mark McKay http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/10/01/accessible-interface-design-part-1/#comment-49 Mark McKay Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:22:26 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=20#comment-49 Hi Perry Part 2 should be online in early November. Mark Hi Perry

Part 2 should be online in early November.

Mark

]]> Comment on Accessible Interface Design, Part 1 by Perry Tissaut http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/10/01/accessible-interface-design-part-1/#comment-48 Perry Tissaut Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:39:17 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=20#comment-48 Mark - nice first part. Thanks for writing this. When is part 2 coming? Thanks - PLT Mark - nice first part. Thanks for writing this. When is part 2 coming?

Thanks - PLT

]]> Comment on On Web Accessibility by Beth http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/10/01/on-web-accessibility/#comment-24 Beth Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:06:17 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=19#comment-24 Hi John, Thanks! We do most of the design on our sites, so we're able to design these features in without them realizing it. When it does come up (usually in areas of color or navigation that is scrunched together) we start a dialogue. We give them a couple of resources (people like Jakob Nielsen--the Alertbox columns are short, easy to read, and translate well to the customer). In the end, though, the customer makes the ultimate decision. I've had people say that they don't care about users in this category. We feel that if we've provided them with the information and the potential impact on their business, then it is their choice to decide what to do. Hi John,

Thanks! We do most of the design on our sites, so we’re able to design these features in without them realizing it. When it does come up (usually in areas of color or navigation that is scrunched together) we start a dialogue. We give them a couple of resources (people like Jakob Nielsen–the Alertbox columns are short, easy to read, and translate well to the customer). In the end, though, the customer makes the ultimate decision. I’ve had people say that they don’t care about users in this category. We feel that if we’ve provided them with the information and the potential impact on their business, then it is their choice to decide what to do.

]]> Comment on On Web Accessibility by John Ryan http://uxprofessionals.com/2008/10/01/on-web-accessibility/#comment-23 John Ryan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:05:03 +0000 http://uxprofessionals.com/?p=19#comment-23 Hi Beth, This is a great article and I appreciate the obvious experience you have on this subject. Can you explain a little more about how to get clients who don't see the value in this on the same page or how to get the discussion going? I work with over one hundred companies a month that do CD preparation and we know there is a lot they have to learn about learning tools, especially. Thanks, John Hi Beth,

This is a great article and I appreciate the obvious experience you have on this subject. Can you explain a little more about how to get clients who don’t see the value in this on the same page or how to get the discussion going? I work with over one hundred companies a month that do CD preparation and we know there is a lot they have to learn about learning tools, especially.

Thanks, John

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