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Website Design - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about best practice website design with an emphasis on government.
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- Accessibility, Usability and User Centred Design - 3. User Centred Design
- Content of the presentation includes: Initial concepts - what is user-centred design, interaction design, the various methods you can use; and accessibility and usability issues associated with user-centered design (UCD).
Added: 3 August 2010
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- Web Design for SEO
- Search is about people. Every page is a landing page. Googlebot is smarter than you think. Google is also examining your pages visibly.
Added: 7 May 2012
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- Responsive Images and Web Standards at the Turning Point
- by Mat Marquis. A List Apart, May 15, 2012. "The goal of a 'responsive images' solution is to deliver images optimized for the end user's context, rather than serving the largest potentially necessary image to everyone. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been quite so simple in practice as it is in theory. Recently, all of the ongoing discussion around responsive images just got real: a solution is currently being discussed with the WHATWG. And we're in the thick of it now: we're throwing around references to picture and img set; making vague references to polyfills and hinting at 'use cases' as though developers everywhere are following every missive on the topic. That's a lot to parse through, especially if you’re only tuning in now—during the final seconds of the game. The markup pattern that gets selected stands to have a tremendous influence on how developers build websites in the future. Not just responsive or adaptive websites, either. All websites..."
Added: 23 May 2012;
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- Responsive Web Design: Missing the Point
- by Brad Frost posted on 19 March 2012. "... The point of creating adaptive sites is to create functional (and hopefully optimal) user experiences for a growing number of web-enabled devices and contexts. It’s not because it's 'the right thing to do'. It's not because it’s fun. It’s not because it’s trendy. It’s not so you can impress your boss by resizing a browser window. In order to deal with all this diversity, we can no longer just cross our fingers and hope that these devices’ browsers are capable enough to properly render desktop designs. We need to actively take matters into our own hands and do all we can to create more contextually-aware, flexible experiences. The desktop-only days are gone. And yes, addressing this involves adapting layouts, but it also involves addressing a ton of other stuff..."
Added: 5 April 2012;
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- A 12-Point Checklist for Your Next Website Redesign and Migration
- by Jessica Bowman. ClickZ, March 12, 2012. "Redesigns are challenging, especially for an SEO team at a company that has not yet done a website migration with SEO properly integrated into every facet of the project. Doing it right is worth the investment and will reap massive rewards. To help guide you through the landmines, I offer a few tips based on the misses I've seen when auditing SEO programs and working on redesign projects. Redesigns are not easy; the level of effort for the SEO team is underestimated by both managers and the SEO team because they do not realize how ingrained in the process SEO needs to be..."
Added: 15 March 2012;
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- User-Centered Or Usage-Centered Design: Which Is Better For SEO?
- by Shari Thurow. Search Engine Land, November 25, 2011. "... Usage-centered design is a term coined by software developer and professor Larry Constantine and Lucy Lockwood that focuses on user intentions and usage patterns. It is very similar to activity-centered design (ACD), which is also concerned more with the activities of users but not the characteristics of users..."
Added: 28 November 2011;
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- Transmedia Design for the 3 Screens (Make That 5)
- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, August 29, 2011. "Summary: Mobile use will rise, but desktop computers will remain important, forcing companies to design for multiple platforms, requiring continuity in visual design, features, user data, and tone of voice. Many people predict that mobile devices will be the only important user interface platform in the so-called "post-PC" future. Some even recommend designing websites for mobile first, and then modifying the design for the desktop PC as an afterthought. I disagree..."
Added: 30 August 2011;
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- Date Filters: Successful Calendar Design Patterns
- By Greg Nudelman. UX Matters, Published: August 23, 2011. "In contrast to the decimal system for Arabic numerals that was invented in India around 1500 years ago, the Gregorian calendar has been in use for only about 428 years. As a consequence, humanity as a whole has had a bit less practice with calendars and dates, which on their own can be confusing to most people. Date filters frequently add to this confusion by neglecting usability and design best practices. Though date filters are among the hardest and most time-consuming controls for people to manipulate, many user interfaces stubbornly fail to retain the information they have so painstakingly provided or safeguard them from inadvertently making errors. Often, people literally groan during usability tests when asked to enter date values. Sloppy or indifferent designs for date filters lead to unhappy customers. This column shows you how to design date filters to be as intuitive and pain free as possible..."
Added: 24 August 2011;
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- 5 Tips for SEO Web Design - A Guide to Onsite Search Engine Optimisation
- by Gez Hebburn. Daily SEO Tips, June 22, 2011. "... In their endless search to provide users with the most appropriate, authoritative and high-quality suggestions for a given search term, the algorithms and web metrics used by search engines such as Google to index, analyse and understand the contents of the web have become increasingly advanced. The complexity and relative importance of SEO services has evolved alongside these developments, as the SEO expert's job of attaining top positions in search engine results (SERPS) has become ever more challenging and competitive. But don't be put off. Search engine optimisation, internet marketing and social networking all start with solid website design. Building from the ground up with these 6 SEO tips will give you a huge head-start in the race for those coveted and profitable SERPS positions..."
Added: 30 June 2011;
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- 33 Essential Resources for Developers & Designers
- by Brian Anthony Hernandez. Mashable, 14 May 2011. "For months now, web developers and designers have flocked to Mashable to learn from and share our how-to guides, analyses, videos, lists, videos and galleries. Below, we’ve assembled 33 of our favorite resources since January and separated them into three easily digestible lists: inspiration, design and development..."
Added: 16 May 2011;
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- The Dangers of Design by User
- By Demetrius Madrigal and Bryan McClain. UXMatters, March 7, 2011. "In last month's column, we talked about ways to include users in the design process by employing Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs). While it is always advisable to understand the user perspective, there are certain dangers that are associated with an overreliance on user input. As we've mentioned in the past, improperly conducted user research can be a liability that could lead you down the wrong path. These kinds of mistakes are extremely costly and easily avoidable. The trick is to know where the pitfalls lie and ensure that you navigate them properly. This month, we’ll talk about ways to be a critical consumer of user research..."
Added: 23 March 2011;
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- Subject-Matter Experts: Putting Users at the Center of the Design Process
- By Demetrius Madrigal and Bryan McClain. UXMatters, February 7, 2011. "This month we'll discuss the process of putting users at the center of the design process and what that means in regard to both design and product strategy. We'll also discuss some different approaches to a user-centered design process that we've come across and outline their positives and negatives. Finally, we'll outline the steps necessary to make user-centered design a reality and how to get the most out of a user-centered design process when working on different types of products. The insights we gain from interacting directly with users are invaluable. They can assist us greatly throughout the product development process and ensure user adoption..."
Added: 22 March 2011;
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- 8 Necessary SEO Steps During A Website Redesign
- by George Aspland. Search Engine Land, February 24, 2011. "Following these simple steps could help improve the immediate impact on search results for a new website, and help avoid the often significant reduction in search traffic after a website is re-launched. Website owners often wait until after their site is redesigned and launched before getting a SEO expert involved. Unfortunately, this can lead to expensive site design changes that could have been easily implemented during the design process. Sometimes, it's difficult or impossible to correct issues after a website is launched without essentially rebuilding the site again. In addition, traffic from search engines can be severely reduced for months after a site is redesigned and launched. This impact can be minimized by taking the proper steps during the redesign process. Here are 8 search engine optimization steps you should consider during a website redesign..."
Added: 25 February 2011;
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- How To Avoid Clunky Web Design With Holistic SEO & Usability
- by Kim Krause Berg. Search Engine Land, December 3, 2010. "There has been a dramatic increase this year in exploring the close relationship between website usability, web page search engine optimization and internet marketing..."
Added: 6 December 2010;
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- Get Your SEO Firm Involved Before the Redesign
- by John Lynch. Search Engine Watch, December 2, 2010. "... here are a couple important reasons you should never wait until after the redesign to get your search engine optimization (SEO) firm involved: A sound SEO strategy can help swing internal debates such as choosing the right platform, programming language, and layout; Getting an SEO involved early in the process will remove the possibility of additional development work after the launch..."
Added: 6 December 2010;
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- Clickability & Search Engine Friendly Web Design
- by Shari Thurow. Search Engine Land, November 22, 2010. "On the surface, it might seem as if search engine friendly website design is only about designing for top positions on the commercial web search engines. And it is a logical assumption, isn't it, because the words in that label communicate that very assumption. But search engine friendly design is more complex..."
Added: 25 November 2010;
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- Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Your Apps to APIs
- by Alex Stone. Programmable Web, October 28, 2010. "As applications become more useful to our everyday lives, they grow to become even more and more complex. Web applications often do tons of things, combining information in all kinds of interesting and useful ways. The increasing functionality of today's web puts a strain on developers trying to make everything run faster, smarter, and do more without melting servers in the process. While some developers choose to create their own solutions, opting for more control and tighter integration with the rest of their app, many developers have chosen to 'outsource' parts of their web applications to publicly available APIs..."
Added: 28 October 2010;
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