On Craft and Responsibility (16)
Web Design: 15 Important Research Findings You Should Know
A small selection of research findings related to web design, usability, and accessibility, most of them obtained from Human Factors International. With some of them being known, others may add to the understanding of our profession.
Internet Explorer Filter or Hack Using Character Escapes
Searching for a valid and “safe” way to circumnavigate an ugly layout problem in Internet Explorer I discovered the following filter that does not work in [IE ≤6].
#7 · · development, css
Evangelists, Focus on Standard Ad Code
On the quality of online ad code, and what we could do.
#6 · · development, quality
“nofollow” Still Considered Harmful
Well, nofollow is crap.
#5 · · development, html
Usability Conventions: Basics and Examples
For web design there are not just technical conventions (and standards), but also conventions for usability and user-friendliness.
Eye Conditions and Accessible Web Design
Accessibility is not only about blindness (and not only about eyesight).
#3 · · development, accessibility
Elements, Tags, and Attributes
“Tag” is a frequently used term in web development when it comes to HTML/XHTML elements. Unfortunately, it’s not only used incorrectly by outsiders and beginners.
#2 · · development, html
Jens Meiert Declares His Love to CSS…
#1 · · interviews, development, css