Michael Gaigg: Über UI/UX Design

Happy 1st Anniversary!

Posted by Michael Gaigg

Thank You!

It's been one year since I started sharing my experience about User-centered Design on this blog. I want to take this opportunity and thank you all for reading my thoughts and insights - you give meaning to my work!

More important, I want to hear from you

• what you liked,
• what you didn't like and
• especially what you would like to hear more about.

What's coming next?

Here is a sampling of what I'm currently working on or what I have planned to write about next:

• Effective Web Design Critique
• Code samples: jQuery, .NET, CSS
• How Can I Evaluate the Quality of My Website?
• More 'Design Guidelines'
• More 'Best Practices' (including spreadsheets)
• Some funny 'Lessons learned'
• ...whatever else I learn every day

A look back

Popular Posts

Lessons learned...

• 10 Webpage Design Lessons learned from a trip to Las Vegas… seriously!
• Powerpoint Wireframe Stencils as Free Download
• Section 508: WCAG 1.0 or WCAG 2.0?
• Make it easy for your customers to throw money at you!
• Design Guidelines: Breadcrumbs

My Personal Favorites

Your typical User

• Your typical User - finally captured on Photo
• What is 'Web 2.0' and why it should matter to you
• For which generation are we designing for?
• Feature Fatigue: Say NO to Your Clients
• How to Create a Color Palette for your Website
• Beware of the Frankenstein Design

Summary: Best Practices

• Understand Web Content Accessibility Guidelines & Section 508
• Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0: Overview and Structure

• Accessible Stylesheets
• Accessible Frames
• Accessible Images
• Accessible Tables
• Accessible Links
• Accessible Content

Summary: Design Guidelines

Breadcrumbs

• Print Stylesheet
• Transactional Email
• Error Messages
• 404 Error Pages
• Radio Buttons versus Checkboxes
• Breadcrumbs
• 'About Us' Page
• Pagination
• Content
• Links