Archive for June, 2007

27 Jun

Melissa McAvoy Offers 8 Tips for Accessible Blogging

Melissa McAvoy, a web accessibility and usability specialist, shares 8 Tips for Accessible Blogging, a quick list of tips to help you make your blog or website accessible to everyone, including the blind and visually impaired.
A lot of the tips make good sense whether or not you are physically impaired.
2. Always include meaningful alternative […]

25 Jun

Showing Dates Not Just Times in Your Multi-Post Views

Occasionally when I’m searching the web, I’m looking for timely information such as articles on WordPress 2.1 not WordPress 1.5. Information on the latest version of WordPress would be dated within the past two months or so. Anything before that probably covers early versions of WordPress and wouldn’t apply to the topic I’m seeking.
More […]

25 Jun

Really BIG Usability Issues - How to Build a Mile-High Skyscraper!

Very interesting article! The idea has been around for over 40 years (see below), but is now possible with modern materials and construction techniques…Just think of the possibilities!
In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a noted proponent of small, squat buildings, unveiled a design for a mile-high skyscraper. Wright acknowledged that construction ­materials available at the […]

24 Jun

Could It Be? Your Blog Design Really Matters?

In Does Your Blog Design Matter?, Instigator Blog’s Ben Yoskovitz asks you if your blog design is as important to you as it should be:
The beauty of blogging is that you can always change things, experiment and see what works. This holds true for copywriting, social networking and your blog design. You might start by […]

22 Jun

Consumer Experience Parody

It’s always great to see examples of how important the consumer experience is. Here’s a great video parody about the consumer experience. Enjoy!
http://dailymotion.com/video/x1zv6w_the-break-up

17 Jun

?Laura? Makes Digital Health Coaching Personal

As healthcare chairman for World Usability Day 2007, I’m very interested in advances in consumer healthcare on the Web.
Northeastern University computer science professor Timothy Bickmore has created a virtual health coach called “Laura” that can help patients remember to take pills on time or encourage them to get out for a walk. Bickmore hopes that […]

15 Jun

Is Your Blog Design Holding You Back?

In a guest post on ProBlogger, Wendy Piersall from eMoms at Home wrote Is Your Blog Template Holding You Back?
In the first few months of blogging, there was SO much to learn. I figured that SEO was one of those battles I would tackle once I was “more established”. But after 9 months or so, […]

10 Jun

Should You Design Your Own Blog?

A while ago, a popular blogger, asked me to review his blog design for improvements. Just so you know, I do this for a living, and my review isn’t cheap.
I gave him my review, pointing out the flaws, misalignments between identity and design, and improvements that would not just help his page ranking […]

08 Jun

Beauty vs. Content - can you have your cake and eat it too?

It is rare to find a designer (of anything) who favors function over form. Most designers prioritize form over function,

08 Jun

So recently I have been really into web design (well, I am always into it, but right now I have