WebReference.com (7 links)
Webmaster's reference, part of internet.com.
Information Architecture - A New Opportunity
http://webreference.com/new/ia/index.html
Benefits of objective, wholistic (vs. divisive) points of view.
Author:
Das, Angshuman (1)
Find more like this
December 22, 2000
Usability Design Tip: Do It Over
http://webreference.com/authoring/design/usability/over/
Redesign as natural course of wise design.
Author:
Stein, Bob (1)
Find more like this
December 20, 2000
Usability - WebReference.com
http://webreference.com/authoring/design/usability/
Articles and links about usability (under authoring / design).
March 2, 2000
Extreme HTML Optimization
http://webreference.com/author ... uages/html/optimize/index.html
"Every byte counts" attitude for creating pages.
Tips for squeezing every last second out of page download time (therefore improving usability), such as:
- Removing extra spaces in the HTML that browsers ignore anyway
- Simplify table layouts so they are drawn faster
- Hand code the Javascript
Some of the suggestions are too extreme, such as breaking HTML standards.
By Andrew King. Part of the HTML Authoring area of webreference.com.
Topics:
Speed (10),
Technology (18)
Find more like this
January 18, 2000
Why You Need to Test Your Web Site with Real Users
http://www.webreference.com/authoring/design/usability/testing/
Topic:
User Testing (17)
Author:
Wakeman, Lois (1)
Find more like this
January 11, 2000
Designing Site Navigation
http://webreference.com/dlab/9705/index.html
Addresses the main issues designers confront when building effective navigation tools.
May 1997 webreference.com Design Lab article.
Compares Sun and Digital navigation on their home pages and on subsequent pages.
Topic:
Navigation (14)
Find more like this
July 24, 1997
What Makes a Great Web Site?
http://webreference.com/greatsite.html
Rules of thumb on the essential characteristics of a great site.
Summary: unique, interactive content make it great. Other details pertaining to usability include use standarad HTML and be well organized.
Topic:
Design Tips (41)
Find more like this
November 18, 1996
