IBM (9 links)
Various articles by IBM employees and departments.
Rapid Web Development
http://www-106.ibm.com/develop ... pid/?open&l=804,t=gra,p=wr
Includes user interface questions to ask with printouts.
Also includes details on how to use CSS and XHTML in order to create flexible sites quickly.
Topics:
Inspection Methods (6),
Technology (18)
Author:
Lewin, James (1)
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September 20, 2001
Making URLs accessible
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-cranky8.html
Use reasonable naming schemes.
Topic:
Linking (10)
Author:
Seebach, Peter (2)
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June 15, 2001
Debunking the myths of UI design
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-myth.html
Software development community beliefs addressed.
Some of the myths that are more common in web development:
- User interface guidelines solve the problem of distributed design
- Prototypes replace the need for specs: Or, sometimes, the released web site is the spec
- Innovative design is better design: Different is better (more fun) in the designer's eyes, but different is often worse from the users' view
- Good user interface developers can both design and code the user interface: The old "webmaster does it all" syndrome
- User feedback speaks for itself; it does not require interpretation
- The Web eliminates the need for interaction design or user feedback skills: Just because building pages and getting feedback is easier on the web, that does not mean special skills and attention are no longer needed
Topic:
Strategic (22)
Author:
Smith, Paul (1)
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April 17, 2001
How not to make your site accessible
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-cranky1.html
Topics:
Accessibility (19),
Bad Design (12)
Author:
Seebach, Peter (2)
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March 28, 2001
When Web pages don't work
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/web-work.html
Five steps to improve user experience.
The Prime Evils of user-experience design:
- Confusing navigation and unexpected behaviors
- Slow response time
- Bleeding-edge technologies
- Poor (or omitted) user testing
- Off-the-cuff design services
Topic:
Bad Design (12)
Author:
Paul, Chris (1)
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October 23, 2000
It's a matter of style - GUI versus the Web
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/w-berry2.html
Topic:
Design Tips (41)
Author:
Berry, Dick (2)
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October 20, 2000
The user experience: The iceberg analogy of usability
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/w-berry/
Look and feel is only the tip of the iceberg.
Author:
Berry, Dick (2)
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October 12, 2000
Building worldwide Web sites
http://www-106.ibm.com/develop ... /library/web-localization.html
Do not just translate: localize your site.
IBM developerWorks article by Michael Lerner, September 1999. Contents:
- Translate vs. localize
- Consequences
- Human translators
- Machine translation
- Cultural concerns
- Technical issues
- Language display
- Dynamic sites
- Multilingual maintenance
Concludes with "Ten ways to avoid localization pitfalls" and a list of related links.
Topic:
Content (15)
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October 30, 1999
IBM Web Accessibility Guidelines
http://www-3.ibm.com/able/accessweb.html
Topic:
Accessibility (19)
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March 25, 1999
