+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 14, Issue 35, February 25, 2016. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 35 CONTENTS. SECTION ONE: New references. What's new at the Web Design Reference site? http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ New links in these categories: 01: ACCESSIBILITY. 02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 03: DRUPAL. 04: EVALUATION & TESTING. 05: EVENTS. 06: JAVASCRIPT. 07: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: NAVIGATION. 09: TOOLS. 10: USABILITY. SECTION TWO: 11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. How to Make Graphs, Charts, and Maps Accessible (Video) By Deborah Edwards-Onoro. "...This short (less than four minutes) video from the Access MOOC course explains the different options you have to make complex graphics more accessible..." https://www.lireo.com/make-graphs-charts-maps-accessible-video/ 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) By Rakesh Paladugula. "For prerecorded audio-only and prerecorded video-only media, the following are true, except when the audio or video is a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such: (Level A)..." http://www.maxability.co.in/2016/02/1-2-1-audio-only-and-video-only-prerecorded/ Accessibility and User Experience - You Can't Have One Without the Other By Steve Grobschmidt. "I'm woefully late posting about the presentation I did for mkeUX back on February 9th..." http://www.theaccessibility.com/2016/02/accessibility-and-ux/ Accessibility Prioritization - Laying the Foundation with a Strategic Plan, Part 1 By Glenda Sims. "You know you have accessibility issues that need to be fixed...yesterday..." http://www.deque.com/blog/accessibility-prioritization-laying-foundation-strategic-plan/ Government Accessibility Standards and WCAG 2 By Mark Rogers. "This posting summarizes some detailed research into the state of government accessibility standards around the world, as of November 2015..." http://www.powermapper.com/blog/government-accessibility-standards/ When the DOJ/OCR Makes a Visit - Lessons Learned in Resolving Complaints About Inaccessible IT (Video) By 3Play Media. "In this webinar, accessibility leaders at three different universities discuss what to expect in a DOJ or OCR review, as well as the lessons they've learned at their institutions in resolving complaints about inaccessible IT..." http://www.3playmedia.com/resources/webinars/lessons-learned-02-17-2016/ All Things CSUN (Video) By Karl Groves and Billy Gregory. "...Billy and Karl talk all things CSUN and are joined by special guest and fellow metal-lover Ian Pouncey..." http://www.vandlshow.com/2016/02/18/vl-live-february-2016-all-things-csun/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Sass - The @mixin Directive By Steven Bradley. "...The @mixin directive is another way to reuse styles across your stylesheet..." http://vanseodesign.com/css/sass-the-mixin-directive/ +03: DREAMWEAVER. Learn Adobe Dreamweaver CC for Web Authoring: Getting the Big Picture By Kim Cavanaugh and Rob Schwartz. "In this chapter, you'll take a look at the ways you can use images to further define the look and feel of a design, how to insert and position images, and the tools that Dreamweaver provides to help you get those jobs done..." http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2476812 Web Design Basics in Adobe Dreamweaver CC By Jim Maivald. "Whether you use thumbnails and wireframes, Photoshop, or just a vivid imagination, Dreamweaver can quickly turn your design concepts into complete, standards-based CSS layouts..." http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2469408 +04: EVALUATION & TESTING. On Surveys By Erika Hall. "Surveys are the most dangerous research tool - misunderstood and misused. They frequently straddle the qualitative and quantitative, and at their worst represent the worst of both..." https://medium.com/research-things/on-surveys-5a73dda5e9a0 The Benefits of Aggregating Judgment By Jeff Sauro. "...Despite the potential pitfalls and problems with checking the accuracy of judgments, the principle of aggregating independent judgments helps improve the reliability and validity of the assessments of the customer experience." http://www.measuringu.com/blog/group-judgment.php Noah's Transition To Mobile Usability Testing By Lyndon Cerejo. "Noah was concerned. He was the 'UX guy' for the corporate office of a regional Quick Service Restaurant (a fast food chain) that was in the process of creating a mobile app..." https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/02/mobile-usability-testing/ +05: EVENTS. An Event Apart Orlando October 3-5, 2016. Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. http://aneventapart.com/event/orlando-special-edition-2016 HighEdWeb October 16-19, 2016. Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. http://2016.highedweb.org/ Assets October 24-26, 2016. Reno, Nevada, U.S.A. http://assets16.sigaccess.org/ An Event Apart San Francisco October 31-November 2, 2016. San Francisco, California, U.S.A. http://aneventapart.com/event/san-francisco-2016 Confab Higher Ed November 14-16, 2016. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. http://confabevents.com/events/highered/2016 +06: JAVASCRIPT. Arrow Functions vs. Bind() By Axel Rauschmayer. "ES6 arrow functions are often a compelling alternative to Function.prototype.bind..." http://www.2ality.com/2016/02/arrow-functions-vs-bind.html +07: MISCELLANEOUS. Frontend Design By Brad Frost. "...A frontend designer (who may also go by UI developer, client-side developer, UI engineer, design engineer, frontend architect, designer/developer, prototyper, unicorn, or Bo Jackson) lives in a sort of purgatory between worlds..." http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/frontend-design/ Web Accessibility with Nic Steenhout (Podcast) By Pranay. "...Nic Steenhout joins us to explain how to develop software with accessibility in mind. At the upcoming Fluent Conference, he will be giving a talk entitled Don't turn off that JavaScript just yet, referencing JavaScript's history of causing accessibility problems...." http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2016/02/16/web-accessibility-with-nic-steenhout/ +08: NAVIGATION. The Current State of Telephone Links By Geoff Graham. "Telephone links are a thing..." https://css-tricks.com/the-current-state-of-telephone-links/ WAI-ARIA Landmarks Site Navigation Structure Demo By Paul J Adam. http://pauljadam.com/demos/landmarks.html +09: TOOLS. Accessible Colors By Misha Moroshko and Vedran Arnautovic. "We evaluate your color combination using the WCAG 2.0 guidelines for contrast accessibility. If your combination does not meet the guidelines, we find the closest accessible combination by modifying the color lightness...." http://accessible-colors.com/ +10: USABILITY. User-Centered Design Artifacts By Janet M. Six. "In this edition of Ask UXmatters, our expert panel considers how UX professionals can create a narrative that connects their learnings about business and user needs to a design solution, in a way that is comprehensible to all project team members, regardless of their role..." http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2016/02/user-centered-design-artifacts.php Website Logo Placement for Maximum Brand Recall By Kathryn Whitenton. "Users are 89% more likely to remember logos shown in the traditional top-left position than logos placed on the right." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/logo-placement-brand-recall/ [Section one ends.] ++ SECTION TWO: +11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? Accessibility Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html Association Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html Book Listings. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html Cascading Style Sheets Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html Color Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html Drupal Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html Evaluation & Testing Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html Event Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html HTML Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html Information Architecture Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html JavaScript Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html Miscellaneous Web Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html Navigation Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html PHP Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html Sites & Blogs Listing. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html Tool Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html Typography Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html Usability Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html XML Information. http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html [Section two ends.] ++END NOTES. + SUBSCRIPTION INFO. 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