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September 6, 2002 Vol.1 #9
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
============ New Links In These Categories ============
1. ACCESSIBILITY
2. CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
3. COLOR
4. DREAMWEAVER
5. EVENTS
6. FLASH
7. INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
8. MISC.
9. NAVIGATION
10. PHP
11. STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS
12. USABILITY
13. XML
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1. ACCESSIBILITY
Guidelines on alt texts in img elements
By Jukka Korpela
Why "Click here" is bad linking practice
By Jukka Korpela
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2. CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
CSS Positioning
How the browsers cope
By Joe Gillespie
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3. COLOR
Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design
Communication Arts Interactive Annual 8
"The concise text and interactive exercises provide an
unparalleled online tutorial and the successful content
management makes it beautifully usable."
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4. DREAMWEAVER
Dreamweaver MX vs.GoLive 6.0
By Joe Gillespie
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5. EVENTS
Even Excellent Sites Benefit from Expert Reviews
Free Webcast
September 12, 2002
3:30 to 4:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (U.S.)
Web Design That Works For Everyone
October 18-19, 2002
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Built Environments on the Web: Structure, Access,
Wayfinding, and Delight
October 30, 2002
Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
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6. FLASH
Flash, Usability, and Information Design
By Edward Tufte
Some newer posts are at the bottom of this page.
Flash Design
By Anthony T. Dunn
A guide to usability and design issues.
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7. INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Information Architecture: Learning How To Classify
By Gerry McGovern
"If you are a knowledge worker, a key skill you require
is how to classify content. Classification skills are
needed in order to better organize content on your
computer, for your emails, and for how you compose
documents."
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8. MISC
Q&A with Don Norman
By Lisa Neal
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9. NAVIGATION
Site Navigation: A Few Helpful Definitions
By Indi Young
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10. PHP
Professional PHP4 XML, Part 4
By Luis Argerich, et al.
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11. STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & PATTERNS
99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete
By Jeffrey Zeldman
An excerpt from the book he is writing.
Forward Compatibility: Designing & Building With Standards
Comments at 37signals:
Standard Practice
Weighing the Risks And Rewards of Standards
By Aaron Walsh
An interview with Steven Champeon and Shirley Kaiser
of the Web Standards Project (WaSP)
By Meryl K. Evans
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12. USABILITY
Designing for People's Lives
By Panu Korhonen and Nathan Shedroff
Want A Sticky Site That Sells? Forget Content!
By Michel Fortin
Interaction Design and Agile Methods
by Jon Udell
10 Best Intranets of 2002
By Jakob Nielsen
Examples and Statistics
By Aaron Marcus
"Usability increases customer satisfaction and productivity, leads
to customer trust and loyalty, and inevitably results in cost
savings and profitability."
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not have acrobat you can download the acrobat viewer from
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This download is for people who do not have Acrobat
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13. XML
Combining XML and databases
By Roy C. Hoobler
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What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
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Accessibility Information
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Cascading Style Sheets Information
Color Information
Dreamweaver Information
Evaluation & Testing Information
Event Information
Flash Information
Information Architecture Information
JavaScript Information
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Navigation Information
PHP Information
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Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information
Tool Information
Typography Information
Usability Information
XML Information
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