6Jul0
Highlights of Week 26/2010
- Complete Beginner’s Guide to Web Analytics and Measurement (by Andrew Maier) - a really great summary of tools and methods for web analytics.
- Favorite UX & Technology Blogs | Learning About New Web & Mobile Applications (by Janet M. Six) - uxmatters answer to favorite UX and technology blogs and how to learn about new Web and mobile applications.
- 10 New UX Books To Look Out for in 2010 (by Paul Seys) - what more to say...?
- 7 Steps to Better Website Feedback (by hongkiat) - good content but I really love this blog entry for its references.
- 15 Google Chrome Extensions for the Avid Designer (by Joel Reyes) - from Firebug to Resolution test and many more...
- Using Landmarks Makes Page Layout Easy (by Ben Gremillion) - harmony in design is based on well-known layout principles - great discussion by Ben!
26Mar1
Highlights of Week 12/2010
I'm still feeling enriched by the exciting sessions presented at the Web App Masters Tour in San Diego. Check out Luke's notes of all the 9 sessions presented - fantastic!
- Techniques for Squeezing Images for All They’re Worth (by Ben Gremillion) - image optimization is key to fast loading web sites.
- UX Design Versus UI Development (by Mike Hughes) - who designs and who builds and where do they overlap? Is it about data?
- Board Releases Draft Refresh of Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines (by Tim Creagan) - a major step towards WCAG 2.0 becoming a law.
- 20 Portable Applications Web Designers Should Have On Their USB Sticks (by Joel Reyes) - go get a memory stick
- Understanding the Power of Social Media with Infographics (by Paul Andrew) - some real gems there.
- Adobe expanding the accessibility of Acrobat and Flash! (by Jeff Singleton) - don't know how they relate exactly to WCAG but surely welcome to see.
- The Impossible Bloomberg Makeover (by Dominique Leca) - a great example of the kitchen-cabinet problem.
- 10 Principles of UX (by Joshua Porter) - very nice top 10 collection.
5Mar0
Highlights of Week 09/2010
- 10 unexpected online user behaviours to look out for (by webcredible team) - the really interesting thing is that they talk about "People" and not "Users"
- A Review of Consistent Designs on the Web (by Noam Almosnino) - a check list (like it) and visual examples (love it).
- Design Multilingual Website: A Beginner’s Guide (by Christian Arno) - often only a back-thought, but it shouldn't. I18N and all the good stuff.
- uxurls.com: a user experience aggregator (by Harry Brignull) - Harry is collecting and presenting blogs about UX, 130 sites and counting...
- How to Build a Footer That Doesn’t Stink (by Ben Gremillion) - yes, this kind of footer
- 34 Outstanding Admin Panels for Your Web Applications (by Madalin Tudose) - more inspiration.
- My biggest mistakes (by Scott Berkun) - call it life lessons, call it learning from other people's mistakes, call it a must-read...
- Web designers announce IE6's 'death,' slate party (by Gregg Keizer) - Thank God, finally?
- So You Call Yourself A Designer? (by Niki Brown) - Niki illustrates which qualities/skills are needed to be a good Designer
13Feb1
Highlights of Week 06/2010
Maestros, at this point a quick note that I will be back writing my own content shortly (have quiet some stuff in my queue). So long, the highlights of week 6/2010:
- Paper iPad - you don't have the money for a real iPad? Make one out of paper
- Using a Pre-Launch Checklist for your Website (by Ben Gremillion) - building a website is fun and believe me, it's funnier to follow a protocol. This one is a great start.
- Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy (by Derek Sivers) - Value your first follower, embrace him/her as equal, the rest will follow...
- If 1 of 5 users has a problem in a usability test will it impact 1% or 20% of all users? (by Jeff Sauro) - take observed usability issues serious, there are more than likely critical issues.
- Google Maps Get Labs With 9 Cool New Features (by Stan Schroeder) - nothing fancy when you work in a mapping company like ESRI, but probably a heck-full of work for google.
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Highlights of week 50/2009
Posted by Michael Gaigg
Every day I run into fantastic articles and stumble across hilarious and must-see web sites. I'm amazed how much great content is created and maintained hour by hour, day by day. I wish I had more time to read and learn more, not to mention synthesize and write about it.
That's why I start this weekly thread that will summarize all the goodies & greats - in short: Highlights - of the week so you can skim through them during a spare minute on the weekend or first thing Monday morning.
I try to cover all my basic interests (UCD, Usability, Accessibility, Web development, Code samples, Business, Marketing, Social web, Technical news, Philosophy and whatever else I run into
Feel free to share interesting links and bring special content to my attention - I'd love hearing from you.
So here we go,
Highlights for week 50 of the year 2009