Usability
Anything that isn't usable is pretty useless, so avoid creating websites without considering usability.
Designing Web Navigation (Book review)
Learn the fundamentals of navigation design and design better navigation systems for large and small sites as well as for web based applications.
Specify a maximum width for em-based layouts
When creating layouts with an em-based width, specify a maximum width to avoid horizontal scrolling for users who increase text size.
Make sure your website works with or without www
Make sure your website is available whether or not the visitor has typed www in front of your domain name.
Does advanced search sound too advanced?
Should advanced search be called something else to sound more friendly and inviting, and would it make more people to use it when they need to?
Common usability problems
A number of too common usability problems encountered on the Web.
Autopopulating text input fields with JavaScript
When you cannot display a label for a text input field, use placeholder text in an unobtrusive way. This article explains how.
NoSquint allows site-specific text zoom
A Firefox extension that remembers your text zoom level per site. Anyone know of a Safari alternative?
Designing Interfaces (Book review)
Jenifer Tidwell explains design patterns that solve common problems encountered when designing user interfaces for websites as well as web and desktop applications.
Scrap text resize widgets and teach people how to resize text
Instead of wasting time and resources on building JavaScript widgets that resize the text on your site, teach people how to resize text in their browser.
How to create an unobtrusive print this page link with JavaScript
How to create an unobtrusive print this page link that does not confuse users whose browsers do not support JavaScript.
10 colour contrast checking tools to improve the accessibility of your design
A list of tools that help make your design readable to all users by checking if text has sufficient contrast against its background.
Statistics help needed
I want to turn three columns of data into useful diagrams, but simply cannot figure out how to do it.
From Business to Buttons: a usability conference
Malmö, Sweden, June 14-15 2007. Speakers include Brandon Schauer and Ben Saffer from Adaptive Path, and Kim Goodwin from Cooper.
Usability in the movies
The top ten computer usability bloopers we see in the movies.
International RSI Awareness Day 2007
In honour of the RSI Awareness Day, here is a nice tip for reducing the risk of getting wrist, arm, and neck pain from using a mouse.
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About the author
Roger Johansson is a Swedish web professional specialising in web standards, accessibility, and usability. More about me and this site.
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