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World community for web developers.
IA/Usability at evolt
http://www.evolt.org/topics/IA_Usability/4090/
Articles re-organized under a new topic.
January 6, 2001
Breadcrumbs for All
http://www.evolt.org/article/Breadcrumbs_for_All/17/4428/
Code to infer site structure from directory structure.
Topic:
Navigation (14)
Author:
Burns, Martin (1)
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December 27, 2000
Useful "Page not found" error pages
http://www.evolt.org/article/U ... ror_pages/4090/4299/index.html
Examples (good and bad) and advice.
Topic:
Error Messages (6)
Author:
Menon, Madhu (1)
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December 25, 2000
Review of the NN-group World Tour
http://www.evolt.org/article/R ... e_NN_group_World_Tour/12/4076/
Author:
Dijck, Peter van (5)
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December 10, 2000
Let the User Skip the Splash Page
http://www.evolt.org/article/evolt/20/416/
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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October 22, 2000
Real-World Browser Size Stats, Part I
http://www.evolt.org/article/evolt/17/2295/
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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September 1, 2000
Give the User Control Over Your Fonts
http://www.evolt.org/article/evolt/22/253/
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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July 12, 2000
Getting Started with Usability Testing
http://www.evolt.org/article/G ... h_Usability_Testing/4090/1604/
Topic:
User Testing (17)
Author:
Dijck, Peter van (5)
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April 7, 2000
Sitemaps: map the user's experience
http://evolt.org/article/evolt/4090/713/
Author:
Dijck, Peter van (5)
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January 23, 2000
The problem(s) with sitemaps
http://www.evolt.org/article/evolt/4090/710/
Sitemaps should provide an overview and give direct access.
Peter van Dijck says that sitemaps are hard to do well because they should both provide direct access to specific pieces of content, plus help users see what else is available.
I would add a third: help users understand the information architecture of the site by providing a high level view of everything. Even if users only read the sitemap and never navigate with it, they can still benefit if it helps them grasp the architecture and be less likely to get lost.
From evolt.org, January 20, 2000. Includes comments at the bottom.
Topic:
Supplemental Navigation (7)
Author:
Dijck, Peter van (5)
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January 22, 2000
evolt.org Browser Archive
http://browsers.evolt.org/
Over 100 different browsers you can test with.
Topic:
Browsers (15)
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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January 3, 2000
Some Caveats with Using Frames
http://www.evolt.org/article/evolt/22/293/
Adrian Roselli's list of issues that frames raise.
Frames are not evil, but can cause problems with:
- Bookmarks
- Links (and the law)
- Security
- Proper naming of frames
- Search engines
- Interface design (separating content from navigation)
- Accessibility
- Design (the details needed to make frames work well)
- Other options, like server-side includes
Includes many good links to related information.
From evolt.org, July 27, 1999.
Topic:
Frames (6)
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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August 1, 1999
640 x 480 Isn't Dead Just Yet
http://www.evolt.org/article/6 ... 80_Isn_t_Dead_Just_Yet/22/275/
Reasons not to design wider than 640 pixels pages.
Author:
Roselli, Adrian (6)
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July 23, 1999
