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Because authoring
for the World Wide Web is by nature a multi-platform
endeavor, issues of accessibility and ease-of-use play
a key role in considerations of Web design and style.
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Web
Site Design Essays ~ Mini-Guides
~ Rants
- Useit.com:
Usable Information Technology
- An expansive
resource on usability and user interface issues --
featuring several extremely challenging and well-researched
essays on Web design and style. Jakob Nielsen.
- Text-friendly
Authoring Topics
- A short
piece on the importance of text-friendly Web authoring.
Alan J. Flavell
- Hints
for Web Authors
- A short
yet insightful historical analysis of conventional
vs. Web publishing, Hints for Web Authors
is replete with solid recommendations on how to succeed
with the latter, including a few pragmatic suggestions
mixed in there for good measure, "...in hopes that
others may find 'em useful." Warren Steel.
- Arguing
With Customers
- Describes
rude and presumptuous Web authoring practices. Jahn
Rentmeister. Archived
- Care
and Feeding of Web Pages
- And you
thought keeping your cat or dog happy was a chore.
Try taking care of a website! Lynn J. Alford.
- Features
of Good Web Design
- Discusses
the top four characteristics of good Web design. Daniel
greene.
- Rules
of Thumb for Web Designs
- Google.com
rules of thumb for web design.
- Writing
Accessible HTML Documents
- This easy
access is made possible by agreement on certain conventions
that allow the server to send out the appropriate
documents and the web browser program, residing on
the users computer, to interpret them properly..
- Designing
for Multiple Browsers Without Being Bland
- A concise,
sober, and BRIEF description of a good Web authoring
strategy. Other fine articles by the author include
What You See is Not What Others Get and Widen
Your Web Site's Audience. Stephen Traub.
- Style
Guide for Online Hypertext
- The Style
Guide at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Tim
Berners-Lee.
- Composing
Good HTML
- Attempts
to address stylistic points of HTML composition. Eric
Tilton.
- Do's
and Don'ts of Web Design
- A collection
of pithy statements worth considering. Garuda Productions.
- Top
Ten Mistakes in Web Design
- A short
list that quickly expands into many excellent selections
on Web design and authoring. Jakob Nielsen.
- What
Makes a Great Web Site?
- Describes
essential characteristics of great Web sites, easy-to-follow
rules of thumb. Andrew B. King.
- Frequently
Encountered Problems: HTML
- After
reading every HTML guide in the universe and learning
the basics, ask yourself these questions. Decide wisely!
Tina Marie Holmboe.
- Web
Authoring Mini-FAQ
- The most
exasperating Web authoring questions and some unhelpful,
abusive answers. Moose Mansions.
- Producing
HTML Documents
- Information
on how to author Web pages, with links to information
on writing HTML yourself, HTML editing tools, conversion
tools, and World Wide Web FAQ. Thomas Boutell.
- Thoughts
on Web Style
- An advocate
for a stylistic approach called..... Jorn Barger.
- What
is Good Hypertext Writing?
- Why there
is more to writing hypertext than putting words next
to each other or throwing together a bunch of links.
Jutta Degener.
- Mech's
HTML TipSheet
- How to
make your Web offerings useful to the most visitors.
Stanton McCandlish.
- What
Makes a Good Home Page
- Thoughts
on what characterizes the best Home Pages, and what
to avoid. Kevin Werbach.
- It's
All in the Links: Readying Publications for The Web
- Excellent
advice on creating Web documents which focuses on
differences between Web publishing and traditional
publishing methods. Mindy McAdams.
- Best
Viewed With Any Browser
- Widely
popular statement on Web site design, an excellent
resource for Web designers! Cari D. Burstein.
- Why
The Web Sucks II
- When she
began browsing around, she expected great things.
But she was sorely disappointed by the quality of
the Web pages she found. C J Silverino
- HTML
Bad Style Page
- A collection
of DONTs for HTML and tool for users learning HTML.
- A
Somewhat Pedantic Message
- Debunks
the "writing for the lowest denominator" fallacy.
Alan J. Flavell.
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