Showing posts with label Usability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Usability. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Why tables for layout is stupid

Tables existed in HTML for one reason: To display tabular data. But then border="0" made it possible for designers to have a grid upon which to lay out images and text.
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Monday, March 12, 2007

The BBC's Fifteen Web Principles

From a BBC2.0 project developer, Such as:

Do not attempt to do everything yourselves
Treat the entire web as a creative canvas
Remember your granny won't ever use “Second Life”
Consistent design and navigation needn't mean one-size-fits-all

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The website 3-click rule

Is it important that users be able to get to any content in a website within 3 clicks?

We hear at least weekly of companies enforcing the “rule” that users must be able to get to any page in the site within 3 clicks. There are several problems with this rule. More detail