+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE. - Volume 21, Issue 16, October 12, 2022. An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development. ++ISSUE 16 CONTENTS. SECTION ONE: New references. What's new at the Web Design Reference site? https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ New links in these categories: 01: ACCESSIBILITY. 02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. 03: EVALUATION & TESTING. 04: EVENTS. 05: HTML. 06: JAVASCRIPT. 07: MISCELLANEOUS. 08: NAVIGATION. 09: TYPOGRAPHY. 10: USABILITY. 11: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. SECTION TWO: 12: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? [Contents ends.] ++ SECTION ONE: New references. +01: ACCESSIBILITY. A Beginner's Complete Guide to Form Accessibility: The 5 Things Accessible Forms Needs and How to Fix Common Errors By Whitney Lewis. "Forms are essential - they're how we get information from our web users, so they can make a purchase, we can subscribe them to newsletters, or they can set up appointments…" https://blog.pope.tech/2022/10/03/a-beginners-complete-guide-to-form-accessibility-the-5-things-accessible-forms-needs-and-how-to-fix-common-errors/ Robert Jolly Talks About Cognitive Impairments and Complex Interfaces (Podcast) By Nicolas Steenhout. "…Robert says: 'The message I had to give folks if it was just one is don't make assumptions about how people with disabilities use the web.…" https://a11yrules.com/podcast/robert-jolly-talks-about-cognitive-impairments-and-complex-interfaces/ 360-Degree Accessibility Model: How to Create Better User Experiences By Meryl K. Evans. "…Companies need to think about the entire customer interaction process, both the digital and non-digital aspects…" https://meryl.net/360-degree-accessibility-model-user-experiences/ Where Are the Accessibility Statements? Digital Accessibility Shouldn't Be a Surprise By Patrick Sturdivant. "October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM for short…" https://www.deque.com/blog/digital-accessibility-shouldnt-be-a-surprise/ Proposed Web and Software Accessibility Legislation Introduced in United States Congress By Lainey Feingold. "This is an article about a proposed law in the United States. The proposed law is called the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act. It was introduced in the US Congress in September of 2022. The law would require regulations to tell everyone how to make websites and software accessible to disabled people. The law says that people with disabilities are discriminated against when they can't use tech because of access barriers. The law has other parts too. Many disability rights organizations support this law. Lainey hopes the law passes. It may take a long time and no one should wait to make websites and software usable for disabled people." https://www.lflegal.com/2022/10/duckworth-web-bill/ Legal Update: September 2022 By Ken Nakata. "…This month has been the slowest month for web accessibility legal opinions for over a year…" https://convergeaccessibility.com/2022/10/03/legal-update-september-2022/ +02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS. Intrinsic CSS with Container Queries & Units (Video) By Miriam Suzanne. "A presentation at W3C Developer meetup in September 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada by Miriam Suzanne." https://www.w3.org/2022/09/meetup/speaker-miriam.html Miriam's Transcript: https://www.w3.org/2022/09/meetup/speaker-miriam.html#transcript Miriam's Slides: https://slides.oddbird.net/queries-units/tpac22/ When New CSS Features Collide: Possibility and Complexity at the Intersections (Slides) By Rachel Andrew. Rachel's presentation slides from An Event Apart October 2023. https://noti.st/rachelandrew/NotAhD/when-new-css-features-collide-possibility-and-complexity-at-the-intersections :has() Opens Up New Possibilities with CSS (Video) By Kevin Powell. "The :has() pseudo-class is a game-changer, and in this video I look at some of the different things that it makes possible, from theming to counting children and more…" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJcO-IZJalQ State of CSS 2022 Survey Now Open By Geoff Graham.s "The State of CSS survey recently opened up…" https://css-tricks.com/state-of-css-2022-survey-now-open/ +03: EVALUATION & TESTING. 4 Ways to Pick the Right UX Method By Jeff Sauro and Jim Lewis. "…Following a taxonomy is the first-but far from last-step in selecting the right method. Here are four ways to help narrow down the methods to use for your next research project…" https://measuringu.com/4-ways-to-pick-the-right-UX-method/ Why Field-Study Sessions Go Wrong: 5 Common Problems By Mayya Azarova. "Stay focused and avoid long complaint sessions during a field study by communicating the purpose of the visit early on, maintaining the partnership relationship with participants, and looking for concrete examples over abstract generalizations." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/why-field-study-sessions-go-wrong/ Personas: Study Guide By Kate Kaplan. "Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about personas and how to create and apply them." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/personas-study-guide/ Personas: Study Guide (Video) By Kate Kaplan. "Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to our articles and videos to learn about personas and how to create and apply them. " https://www.nngroup.com/articles/personas-study-guide/ Improve Your Usability Tests: Learnings from Evaluating 100-Plus Usability Tests By Rolf Molich, Bernard Rummel, Susanne Waßerroth. "In this article, we present important insights from observing and evaluating intermediate and experienced usability professionals working to obtain their CPUX-UT certification (Certified Professional for User Experience - Usability Testing) from UXQB, the International Usability and UX Qualification Board…" https://uxpamagazine.org/improve-your-usability-tests-learnings-from-evaluating-100-plus-usability-tests/ Strategic & Reactionary User Research (Video) By Kara Pernice. "User research is often initiated during a sprint, after a design is implemented, or is part of the MVP. But, mindfully planning research earlier reaps far better results." https://www.nngroup.com/videos/strategic-reactionary-user-research/ +04: EVENTS. Disability and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Panel Discussion October 18, 2022. Online https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/schedule/ Nerdearla October 19-22, 2022. Online and Buenos Aires, Argentina https://nerdear.la/ Blue Beanie Day November 30, 2022. Online https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Beanie_Day Creating and Maintaining Successful Design Systems with Brad Frost January 10-24, 2023. Online https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/design-systems-brad-frost/ Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2022 February 2-4, 2023. Online and Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. https://www.atia.org/atia-2023/ HalfStack Phoenix February 3, 2023. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. https://halfstackconf.com/phoenix/ South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference March 10-19, 2023. Online and Austin, Texas, U.S.A. https://www.sxsw.com/ Confab The Content Strategy Conference April 30-May 3, 2023. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. https://www.confabevents.com/ +05: HTML. When Going Somewhere Does a Thing: On Links and Buttons By Kilian Valkhof. "At the Fronteers conference, Manuel during his presentation did an exercise on building HTML that seemed fairly straightforward…" https://kilianvalkhof.com/2022/css-html/when-going-somewhere-does-a-thing-on-links-and-buttons/ HTML 2022: 20 Additional Observations from Analyzing the Web Almanac Data By Jens Oliver Meiert. "…I had again the pleasure to analyze and document the data for HTML, in the Web Almanac's Markup chapter. So while I'd feel honored if you like to check out that chapter, let me honor you by sharing 20 things that I didn't get to call out in it…" https://meiert.com/en/blog/html-2022/ +06: JAVASCRIPT. The Early Return Pattern and the JavaScript Void Operator By Chris Ferdinandi. "Earlier this year, I wrote about my love of the early return pattern. This week, my friend Kieran Barker taught me about the void operator, and how it can be paired with the early return pattern.…" https://gomakethings.com/the-early-return-pattern-and-the-javascript-void-operator/ +07: MISCELLANEOUS. Marcy Sutton Photo Journalist Turned Web Dev and Accessibility Expert (Podcast) By Tim Bourguignon. "…Marcy told us about her photojournalism studies and how they led her to web development. We soon bifurcated into accessibility and remained there until the end. We discussed what it means to create accessible websites, the no-brainers and low-hanging fruits, why investing in accessibility early on in our projects are essential, and where to learn more about it…" https://devjourney.info/Guests/222-MarcySutton Interop 2022 (Video) By Rachel Andrew. "A presentation at W3C Developer meetup in September 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada by Rachel Andrew." https://www.w3.org/2022/09/meetup/speaker-rachel.html Rachel's Transcript: https://www.w3.org/2022/09/meetup/speaker-rachel.html#transcript Rachel's Slides: https://noti.st/rachelandrew/ycqiM9/interop-2022 +08: NAVIGATION. Vertical Navigation (Video) By Page Laubheimer. "Websites with many categories can benefit from showing navigation menu options in a vertical list: vertical menus allow for easy expansion, are easy to scan, plus users are familiar with this design pattern." https://www.nngroup.com/videos/vertical-navigation/ +09: TYPOGRAPHY. Reckoning with Racism in Type By Gil Asakawa. "You've no doubt seen it adorning white folding to-go containers. The 'Wonton' typeface-and ones like it-has probably been used to write the phrase 'Thank You' more than anything else…" https://stonebridgepress.substack.com/p/reckoning-with-racism-in-type +10: USABILITY. UX Integration: The Proverbial Stumbling Stones on the Road to UX Paradise By Rolf Molich and Dominique Winter. "…In this article, we share our real-life experiences with common stumbling stones…" https://uxpamagazine.org/ux-integration-the-proverbial-stumbling-stones-on-the-road-to-ux-paradise/ +11: WEBWASTE & SUSTAINABILITY. 'Dark Data' Is Killing the Planet - We Need Digital Decarbonisation By Tom Jackson and Ian R. Hodgkinson. "…start yourself by deciding which photos and videos you no longer need. Every file stored on the Apple iCloud or Google Photos adds to your digital carbon footprint…" https://theconversation.com/dark-data-is-killing-the-planet-we-need-digital-decarbonisation-190423 [Section one ends.] ++ SECTION TWO: +12: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site? Accessibility Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html Association Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html Book Listings. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html Cascading Style Sheets Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html Color Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html Drupal Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html Evaluation & Testing Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html Event Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html HTML Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html Information Architecture Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html JavaScript Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html Miscellaneous Web Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html Navigation Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html PHP Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html Sites & Blogs Listing. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html Tool Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html Typography Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html Usability Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html WebWaste & Sustainability Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html XML Information. https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html [Section two ends.] ++END NOTES. + SUBSCRIPTION INFO. 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