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Articles & Discussion



2009 Articles 

Organizing Content on Web Sites

August

Organizing Content on Web Sites - As many of you well know, designing a Web site can be very difficult. Part of that difficulty is in creating an information architecture that represents your content and labeling the links to make that content easy to find.

Aesthetics & Perceptions

July

The Impact of Aesthetics on Attitudes Towards Web sites - A user’s perception of a Web site can evoke a wide range of emotions and attitudes. These emotions and perceptions impact the user’s attitude towards the Web site’s content, advertised products, company, credibility and site usability.



2008 Articles

Aging

 

December

Web Usability and Aging - people over the age of 65 represent the fastest growing demographic. Knowing limitations due to the aging process should be taken into user design consideration.

Forms

 

April

Creating Usable Online Forms - forms can be frustrating for everyone and creating user-friendly forms can be a real challenge.