Topic archive for
‘Accessibility’
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Planning a web design project comes in various forms not to mention no plan at all (not really recommended!) to working on the fly from a barebones blueprint to a structured plan that takes weeks to reach its start date.
How you approach the project depends on your resources though there [...]
By: Stephen Davies in Accessibility, Database, Design, Firefox, Flash, Graphics, PHP, SEO, Site Navigation, Web Development
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
According to recent estimates, there are 650 million people with disabilities across the globe. In the U.K. alone, the combined spending power of the disabled population is estimated to be around £80 billion (US$116 billion), and if online retailers want a cut of this spend, they need to ensure their websites are accessible.
While ramps, [...]
in Accessibility, Design, Flash, Graphics, Web Development
Monday, March 17th, 2008
A lot of people give suggestions on how to improve your website or blog. Whether it is via SEO or design suggestions. Not many tell you what is going to destroy your website. I may be a little extreme but there are several pet peeves (as do many in the web design world) have that [...]
By: Dustin Brewer in Accessibility, Design, Flash, SEO, Site Navigation
Friday, February 15th, 2008
If you haven’t heard of the JW FLV Media Player yet then you must have been offline for the last year or two. It is is without doubt the most widely used Flash Video player on the net and best of all it’s open source and free to use for non commercial projects. A Creative [...]
By: Stefan Richter in Accessibility, Adobe, Flash, h.264, Java, Open Source, Streaming Media, Video Player
Monday, February 4th, 2008
There is a lot of talk amongst designers about why web standards are important, sometimes it is a bragging point to say that you know a lot about CSS and HTML and can make a good site within standards. Some of it is just a line to make whatever you are doing sound better. I [...]
By: Dustin Brewer in Accessibility, Adobe, CSS, Design, Firefox, HTML, Internet Explorer, Photoshop
Monday, June 25th, 2007
As much reading, research, testing and study on all things user centered design, usability and accessibility that I do, what always sticks and leaves a lasting impression on me is when I watch someone try to use a web site application.
By: Kimberly Krause Berg in Accessibility, Design, Google