Jens Oliver Meiert

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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.

#8 · · design, usability

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.

#4 · · design, usability

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