Jens Meiert

Google Chrome

I love it: 99.9 % of the readers of this site already know about Google Chrome, the browser my employer just released. Still, I am not talking as an employee here, and still, there might be something in this post that you didn’t know …

¶ September 4, 2008, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Usability, User Experience.

Less Is Still More

How much time and money gets spent on making things worse is something I find absolutely fascinating. Allow me to elaborate, starting with HTML newsletters: People (let) spend hours on writing supposed content, create and decorate mockups, work around ridiculous email client implementations, …

¶ May 21, 2008, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Usability, Design, User Experience.

Standardistas, Help Fix Wikipedia

When it comes to professional web design and web development, the English Wikipedia is in questionable condition. Considering the value Wikipedia has as a contact point for rubbernecks and novices, it should be in our best interest to take care of …

¶ April 13, 2008, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Usability, Design.

Win a Signed Copy of “Webdesign mit CSS”

I am giving away a free yet signed copy of my German book Webdesign mit CSS – and you know what’s in the 2nd edition :) Winning is easy even though I want to get to know you a little bit better: Just write down your favorite football club and your postal address, then email jens(at)meiert.com …

¶ March 10, 2008, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Design.

WCAG, HTML, and CSS: Maybe the Standards Need a Break

The web development community worries about the development of WCAG, HTML, and CSS (the latter quite recently). These worries and the related criticism appear to be valid and legitimate – there are problems with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines …

¶ June 15, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility.

Read and Support WCAG Samurai’s WCAG Errata

This week Joe Clark et al. published the WCAG Samurai Errata for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0, an extension of the first version of W3C’s accessibility guidelines. The document (make sure to read the introduction, too) means a more realistic update …

¶ June 10, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility.

Heading webinale 07 … Not

I just canceled my session on the webinale 07 due to severe allergic reactions (at full tilt since Friday), probably even including a cold that flew under the radar. I don’t feel fine, and I can hardly speak. Here’s the old plan and the post I scheduled for today, for the sake of completeness …

¶ May 22, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Usability, Design.

10 Steps to Create a High-Quality Website

A valuable offer of information does not fall from the sky and it is impossible to gather it in a few easy clicks. No. What you need are goals, content, structure, design, programming and maintenance. What you need is expertise – constantly …

¶ May 10, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Usability, Marketing, Design.

On Updating a Book (Webdesign mit CSS, 2nd Edition)

I’m still working on the second edition of Webdesign mit CSS (German, estimated release in August). And I may say: I like this work, but updating a book’s more challenging than starting from scratch. It looks like less work, but that work’s “different” …

¶ May 3, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility, Design.

“Valid CSS” and Similar Claims Are Unprofessional

You know them. “Valid CSS” here, “Valid HTML” there, coronated with some nifty “WAI AA” button. When these website claims hold true, that’s just a great thing. Unfortunately, those compliance (even if validity doesn’t equal compliance) and quality claims have no place …

¶ March 9, 2007, filed under Web Development, Accessibility.