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Navigation must be simple. Since it's the backbone of your site, it's imperative that visitors be able to understand it. Here are two tips on how to make simplicity a reality in your site: 1. Your link titles need to be understandable. Visitors need to know exactly what link to click on for t...
read more"Know Your Users" is the mantra of any good designer. Yet, *what* should you actually know about your users? Over the years, we've studied the usability of hundreds of product and web site designs. We've seen designs that were incredibly effective for users and designs that fell tremendously ...
read moreThe other day I saw this photograph in a magazine which showed a steaming tea cattle, with its handle on the same side as its nozzle [or the mouth, or whatever it is called], with a caption, "A Sadistic Product Design." In the same way, there are sites that are, sometimes it seems, specifically de...
read moreChoosing a font is something that most of us give little thought to. After all, most fonts are more or less the same, right? Let's face it, most writing is presented in a stock-standard font like Times New Roman or Arial. Why is the choice of font important? There are many differences between ...
read moreOften, the sense of lostness inside a website is because the Internet involves a non-linear network of links. Other websites do not always link to a homepage, creating a large number of undefined paths to specific information. When a user clicks a link into the middle of a site, it can cause diso...
read moreMany governments have so far approached the Web with a rather crude strategy of getting every service online. This has resulted in a proliferation of often poor quality websites. The strategy should be to identify the most appropriate government services for the Web and to do them really well. ...
read moreWhat else than content maintenance functionality should the content editor interface provide to ensure overall site effectiveness? An effective Web site has two user interfaces, one for site visitors and one for content editors. Many companies spend enormous time and budget to maximize the visito...
read moreListening to customers and making sure your website is usable are important to website success. It is much more important, however, to have a website that delivers real value both to the organization and the reader. Going for value can sometimes mean going against customer feedback and usability bes...
read moreIt's difficult to find someone who doesn't believe it's beneficial to make a more usable design. However, in today's design environment, it's often difficult to justify the expense of usability work against other business priorities.
read moreEffective navigation stands out. It's clear, obvious, and highly visible. You'll need to have a clear section of the page designated for navigation--one that a visitor will immediately recognize as the navigation area when he arrives at the site. Navigation should not necessarily be the prime f...
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