Friday, October 14, 2005

Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005

"[Users] just want quality improvements in the basics: text they can read; content that answers their questions; navigation and search that help them find what they want; short and simple forms (streamlined registration, checkout, and other workflow); and no bugs, typos, or corrupted data; no linkrot; no outdated content."

From Jakob Nielsen's "Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005". Go to Nielsen's page for the full deal.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Flash accessibility

DM Librarian recently read an article about accessibility on the Internet that talked specifically about Flash documents. The article provided a link to more information about "Best Practices for Accessible Flash Design." Check it out at http://www.macromedia.com/resources/accessibility/