contextia has a useful article about writing good intranet content. Although it is aimed at intranets, many of the points outlined can be applied to web content in general.
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What Do You Wear For Work?
As I was getting ready for work today I was thinking back to my previous life as a management consultant in England and the racks of suits, dress shirts and ties that I no longer wear. Thank God!
Validate Your Web Site and More With One Tool
Here’s a useful tool that combines a number of validation services into one tool: “Total Validator”:www.totalvalidator.com is available as an online service, a desktop tool and a Firefox extension (you can get all from their web site).
Children’s Museum Web Site is Not Very Usable
My family recently took a trip to Phoenix to get some well-needed sun. Looking for things to do to entertain our two-year old son, I thought we might visit the “Phoenix Children’s Museum”:www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.com.
Site Search Engines: Do We Need Them?
Gerry McGovern recently wrote an interesting article: do you really need search on your web site?
In it, he suggests that because the number of searches is a small fraction of the page views on his site (0.5%) it’s not worth spending time and effort to make search work well and therefore he might be better off not having it at all.
Read MoreWhere are the Best Web Designers: Europe or the US?
Google launched a new service recently – Google Trends – which allows you to compare searches and see which parts of the world are searching for what terms.
Read MoreInline CSS Tabs with Rounded Corners
Sometimes you have a lot of information to present on a page. In certain circumstances (say, when you have a constrained space in which to present this content) I think the concept of using inline tabs to present users with choices as to what they see at any one time works really well.
Read MoreNew Web Site Launched: Organ Transplant
Seattle Children’s Hospital has a number of clinical programs for which we are renowned. We are currently in the process of developing web sites for each of these programs, and we recently launched our latest web site, for our Transplant Premier Program
Read MoreBlog Comment Form Design Showcase
Previously I put together a showcase of interesting and creative blog comment design. It was a fun exercise and fascinating to see the different approaches taken to the standard comment format. Read More