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How to design forms part two – Pace and Balance
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If you probe into an average online form’s analytics begs the question: ‘Why are they so difficult to get through?’ Often they are just boring.
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How to design forms part one – the reservoir of goodwill
6 minutes, 45 secondsIt seems the only people who enjoy forms in any way are those who get to criticise them for a living. You may also think there to be masochistic form creators out there who enjoy…
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Researching meaning: making sense of behaviour
21 minutes, 10 secondsAs interaction designers we need to learn to dive below the surface and uncover the factors that will help us design deeper meaning. In interaction design, user experience (UX) designers must learn to design meaning.…
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PDF accessibility – A strategy for handling the legacy
3 minutes, 2 secondsThe web is saturated with Portable Document Format (PDF) files. For more than 20 years PDF has been the Defacto standard for print documents on the web.
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Creating the perfect donation experience
4 minutes, 1 secondAn extract from our latest whitepaper, Creating the perfect donation experience. The report walks the reader through our research and demonstrates how to apply our Donation Framework to your website.
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5 things to consider when adding movement to a website
8 minutes, 39 secondsWebsites are all about getting people to find and interact with content as quickly as possible. But how do you encourage people to engage with certain pieces of content above others? Some websites choose to…
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How to write good link text
3 minutes, 57 secondsLinks are like sign posts. They should tell you what you’ll find when you follow them. Writing good link text isn’t difficult, but there are a few things to be aware of when you do.
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Detecting browser compatibility for HTML5 video and audio
2 minutes, 52 secondsA quick explanation of browser compatibility for HTML5 video.
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An introduction to inclusive design
7 minutes, 26 secondsA lot of research goes into understanding how physical disabilities (e.g. blindness) affect users online and how support technologies can help. However many people suffer from psychological disorders or learning difficulties which greatly affect their…
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Checking colour contrast WCAG
1 minute, 40 secondsA quick guide on checking colour contrast on your website so you can guarantee meeting the requirements set by V2 of the (WCAG) Guidelines.
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Understanding the purpose of an image using alt text
3 minutes, 48 secondsA quick tutorial on how to provide alt text for different sorts of images in such a way that people using assistive technologies will be able to understand the purpose of the image.
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CSS Inline styles and why they are considered harmful for accessibility
4 minutes, 39 secondsThe CSS specification has not been without accessibility issues. This article explores why..
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Opening links in a new window
2 minutes, 10 secondsLinks that opened in a new window have always been a sticky point when it comes to accessibility; ever since the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 were released way back in 1999.
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iOS Accessibility traits
2 minutes, 22 secondsApple has made accessibility part of the iOS app SDK. With integrated screen magnification and the VoiceOver screen reader available on all recent iOS devices, it’s an ideal platform for great accessibility.
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How ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users
2 minutes, 5 secondsThis video from Nomensa demonstrates how ARIA landmark roles help screen reader users understand the purpose of different areas of a web page, such as search, navigation or main content.
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How do you detect a screen reader?
1 minute, 39 secondsThe short answer is that you can’t. At the time of writing there isn’t a way to reliably detect whether someone visiting your site is using a screen reader (or screen magnifier). You might have…
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How to create accessible charts
6 minutes, 18 secondsIn this article, Dan Stringer explores how he overcame the challenge of creating accessible charts for a recent project.
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What are keyboard traps?
6 minutes, 47 secondsYou’re sat at your computer, triumphant in completing that all important piece of code you’ve been working on. You quickly check your email which consequently causes your computer to stop responding. We all know the…
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Detecting font smoothing with JavaScript
3 minutes, 8 seconds“Progressive enhancement”, “graceful degradation”, “hardboiled”; these are just a few of the terms we hear being frequently passed around designer and developer conversations nowadays.
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Accessible Tabs – Part 2: The Solution
4 minutes, 26 secondsAs we saw in Accessible Tabs Part 1 – The Problem, there are several accessibility issues with tabs created for the web compared to those created for use in software applications. Tabs on the web…
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Good UX Design is Invisible
7 minutes, 23 secondsDesign is a very complex subject and it has many definitions but one I particularly like is ‘plan and fashion artistically or skillfully’‚ (dictionary.com). Design is a highly skillful activity and requires dedication and creativity.…
