The advent of the internet has drastically changed the way we receive and communicate information. Previously, written content could only be published as physical print, and was therefore static and unchangeable;…
Accessibility originates with UX: A BBC iPlayer case study This is an interesting case study in the challenges of creating an accessible design for the BBC iPlayer. It may not seem immediately obvious, but visual…
Creating accessible PDFs We are trying to move towards a standardised way of presenting PDFs. While most (if not all) web content and forms would ideally be published as HTML, sometimes we have to use Microsoft Word or…
3% of users browse with IE9 and 14% of users have a disability. Why do we only cater for the former? Fiona Taylor Gorringe outlines some statistics on web usage, and how sometimes developers have skewed priorities when…
One of the biggest issues we have had to tackle while working on the new Study at St Andrews website is the entrance requirements and country information section. The website contained a Flash world map that was…
What are we doing about accessibility? An interesting audio interview and transcript about how the Government Digital Service is improving accessibility. This serves as a reminder of how important accessibility is, and…
There is no overarching theme to this week’s articles. Just three articles I think are worth sharing. Encouraging content collaboration through user stories Here is another usability approach similar to personas,…
Last month we had a visit from web content management system company Squiz. The primary reason for their visit was to demo their CMS Matrix but one of the really cool and practical things they left us with was simply…
This week’s theme is accessibility – making the web easy to use for all. Seniors as web users Jakob Nielsen’s latest ‘Alertbox’ usability report. We probably don’t have many users aged 65 and over, but we do have a…