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25 Excellent Usability/UX Articles and Resources
Today I thought I’d share some of the most valuable usability and user experience articles and resources I know, in a somewhat wild mix. Since there’s presumably enough to read and talk about later, please welcome a few great articles and research papers…
CSS Practice: Namespaces in Complex Projects
Working in complex projects or in projects that don’t provide a good overview of forthcoming page types and elements may require a defensive strategy for writing CSS. Such a defensive strategy rests on certain safety measures to ensure better maintainability…
#14 · · css, maintainability
Why I Love DreamHost
No kidding. Unconditional love. Almost.
#13 ·
“Valid CSS” and Similar Claims Are Unprofessional
You know them. “Valid CSS” here, “Valid HTML” there, complemented by a “WAI AA” button. When these website claims hold true, that’s a great thing. Unfortunately, these conformance and quality claims have no place on professional websites.
#12 · · css, conformance
Hire Only Web Designers With a Website
…is a good rule of thumb when you need a web designer or developer. Though it’s not necessarily the most important criterion, the benefits are obvious. Web designers who also own websites are more likely to be close to the medium…
#11 · · design
HTML: Semantics of “title” Element Content
I already proposed this in October 2005 but see the need to bring it up again: It would be useful to allow other elements within the title of an HTML document. Why? You otherwise cannot mark abbreviations and other flow content elements, which means their meaning gets lost…
Print Style Sheets: The Basics (for No Excuses)
There are no excuses for not having at least a simple print style sheet. If you’re already on the web standards track, things are simple.
#9 · · css
Word Division: On “word-break,” Soft Hyphens, and Zero-Width Spaces
Word breaks and hyphenation are sometimes a problem when it comes to little available space but long words: The longer the word and the less space available, the more a layout is at risk. English appears to be less affected than other languages, but…
Why “Conditional Comments” Are Bad, Repeat: Bad
“Conditional Comments” are inadvisable to use. They contradict the goal of separating structure from presentation, and because of that they will hurt you one day.
#7 · · html, css, maintainability
QA: On Errors, and Why Paying for Errors Pays Off
A pseudo-scientific approach to improve websites and services, and that is applicable almost anywhere.
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.
#5 · · design
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].
#4 · · css
Evangelists, Focus on Standard Ad Code
On the quality of online ad code, and what we could do.
#3 · · quality
“nofollow” Still Considered Harmful
Well, nofollow is crap.
#2 · · html
Jens Meiert Declares His Love to CSS…
#1 · · interviews, css