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AskTog Design Books
http://www.asktog.com/books/booksDesign.html
Separate page for European delivery.

Topic: Books (12)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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February 14, 2001

   
 

The Sorry State of Web Design
http://www.asktog.com/columns/015WebDesignRant.html
Tog rant about ineffective browsers and poor page design to overcome them.

Topic: Design Tips (41)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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July 18, 1999

   
 

Maximum Security
http://www.asktog.com/columns/026Security.html

Topic: Design Tips (41)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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April 19, 1999

   
 

How to Screw Up Lodging and Travel Sites
http://www.asktog.com/columns/019RetailSitesLodging.html

Topic: Reviews (14)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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December 30, 1998

   
 

Designing Manufacturer/Distributor Sites That Work
http://www.asktog.com/columns/018BadManufacturerSites.html

Topic: Reviews (14)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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November 15, 1998

   
 

First Principles
http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html
Fundamental to the design and implementation of effective interfaces.

Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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November 1, 1998

   
 

Website Navigation Bars
http://www.asktog.com/columns/014WebsiteNavBars.html

Topic: Navigation (14)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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October 23, 1998

   
 

Scaling Information Access
http://www.asktog.com/columns/008scaledinfo.html
Doing the best you can with what you have.

Tog explains that you just may have to settle for some poor user interfaces if you are using today's web technology.

His example is creating a browsable interface of thousands of members of a mailing list. You won't be able to do the same interface that works for a GUI and a hundred item list. Some things do not scale.

August 3, 1998 Ask Tog article.

Topic: User Interfaces (8)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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August 21, 1998

   
 

Silo Design for Web Transactions
http://www.asktog.com/columns/007silodesign.html
Secret to transactional design is to take control.

Bruce Tognazzini shares his experience with designing a web application with a clear beginning and ending and where users could not stray in between.

His advice:

  • Turn off the browser's controls
  • Only allow exiting when it is safe or prudent
  • Back up your application with good data integrity

July 27, 1998 Ask Tog article.

Topic: User Interfaces (8)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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August 17, 1998

   
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Trials and Tribulations of Web Application Design
http://www.asktog.com/columns/000maxscrns.html
Iterations on a single, simple web page.

Bruce Tognazzini's story of the problems encountered designing and building a simple introductory screen for Healtheon. With a lot of user testing, they went through these iterations:

  • Too many choices: open up another browser window to eliminate distractions
  • No more scroll bars: helping new and experienced users max the window
  • Wheezing windows: users caught in an infinite loop
  • Parker the Prairie Dog: distracting animation to the rescue
  • Parker the Permissive Prairie Dog: telling some to look away is OK

Then a new browser feature solves many of their problems...

Topics: Research (35), Animation (3)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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May 30, 1998

   
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If They Don't Test, Don't Hire Them
http://www.asktog.com/columns/037TestOrElse.html

Topic: User Testing (17)
Destination: Ask Tog (12)
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