“Usability” Archive
Website Optimization Measures, Part IV
Once again, though already covering a few weeks of various improvements. Some have been taken place in Bremen, others in Zurich, all on one or more of my sites. Anyway, enjoy some additional tips, this time roughly touching typography, usability, SEO, and web development with performance focus …
Standardistas, Help Fix Wikipedia
When it comes to professional web design and web development, not only the English Wikipedia is in questionable condition. And considering the value Wikipedia has as a contact point for rubbernecks and novices, it should be in our best interest to take care of …
Website Optimization Measures, Part III
Jens on quality assurance again, this week featuring the link richness challenge, updated ping service lists, improved WordPress plugins and security, revised layout grids, font karaoke, and more prominent update information. Hot and spicy as always.
2007 Retrospective, 2008 Outlook
Now that 2007 is gone it’s time for a quick personal recap and 2008 prognosis: The last year has been an interesting one that included professional change along with a relocation from Berlin to Bremen, gave birth to the Second Edition of my German CSS book, meant membership …
Thoughts on Services Like Snap
Preview services like Snap appear to help only a few people, and there seems to be a handful of good though linked reasons not to use them at all: Snap and similar “screenshot thumbnail” services regularly get in the way …
Choke 1.0 Release Notes
The success of the Choke Web Dev Platform has already been so amazing that the server even needed to be upgraded to a Cray XT5, but some clarifying notes seem to be useful now that everyone discovered the real nature of Choke. To get it straight, I intentionally kept Choke realistic …
Links in Headings Are Okay
Referring to recent discussion, a fresh W3C list question by John, and at the same time crisping up a 2004 poll by Mike: Links in headlines are semantically legitimate and thus generally fine. The reasoning behind this is summarized quite quickly …
Conducting a Guerrilla Usability Test, Part I
It’s time for usability testing again. I plan to retest several projects, including this site as well as UITest.com, and I want to share and discuss the process of this “guerrilla testing” with you. On hand, the protocol of part I, encouraging criticism and participation.
Recent Relaunches: ZDFmediathek and Stiftung Warentest
Something about two notable redesigns and relaunches: On the one hand, the new multimedia appearance of German broadcasting company ZDF, and on the other hand, the new website of the independent testing institution “Stiftung Warentest”.
7 Additional Ways to Focus on Users
“Smashing Magazine” just published my article on “20 (Alternate) Ways to Focus on Users”, and not only may I point that out but even quickly extend it with a few additional methods. A rash bonus level, so to speak.
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