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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 06:14:59 -0600
From: Laura Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
To: webdev <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [webdev] Web Design Update: November 5, 2015
+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 14, Issue 19, November 5, 2015.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web
design and development.
++ISSUE 19 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: COLOR.
04: DRUPAL.
05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
06: EVENTS.
07: JAVASCRIPT.
08: MISCELLANEOUS.
09: SITES.
10: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
11: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
WCAG 2.0 AA - Top 5 Criteria to Consider as a Web Developer
By Klara Schmitt.
"...In this short series of posts, I will try to tackle the top five
criteria that each of these roles should be considering. In this first
post, I am approaching WCAG 2.0 AA from the mindset of a developer and
offering the top criteria that will make the most difference to
incorporate into your work now..."
http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2015/10/30/
wcag-top-5-criteria-to-consider-as-a-web-developer/
WCAG 2.0 Level AAA Revisited - Is It Worth It Now?
By Scott Hollier.
"...there have been some important changes that should be considered
when determining the correct WCAG 2.0 implementation level for an
organisation..."
http://www.accessiq.org/news/w3c-column/2015/10/
wcag-20-level-aaa-revisited-is-it-worth-it-now
The Electronic Curb Cut
By Minnesota.gov.
A video from the State of Minnesota.
http://www.state.mn.us/mn/forms/oetweb/accessibility/
curb-cut-video/Accessibility_Video_Large.html
Section 508 Accessibility Forum Notes - Accessibility at Google
By Tim Springer.
"Last week's 2015 Section 508 Interagency Accessibility Forum hosted
by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) featured a
plenary session sharing Google's challenges and strategies for Section
508 compliance and accessibility of its products and services. The
following are my notes from the session..."
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/blog/
section-508-accessibility-forum-notes-accessibility-at-google/
Waiting for Section 508 A Tragicomedy in 10 Acts
By Heather Burns.
"Welcome to a series of articles on accessibility laws, standards, and
statistics around the globe..."
http://www.powermapper.com/blog/waiting-for-section-508/
IAAP Access 2015 Education Session Handouts
By International Association of Accessibility Professionals.
"Download session handouts using the links below..."
http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?admin=Y&contentid=337
New Global Partnership to Focus on Accessibility Procurement
By Chris Pycroft.
"Two leading organisations have announced a collaboration that will
focus on ensuring governments incorporate accessibility within ICT
procurement policies..."
http://www.accessiq.org/news/news/2015/11/
new-global-partnership-to-focus-on-accessibility-procurement
Accesskey Replacement Proposal
Chaals McCathie Nevile, editor.
"This document proposes a replacement specification of the HTML
accesskey attribute, to enable important use cases and solve important
bugs..."
http://chaals.github.io/accesskey/index.src.html
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
Things to Avoid When Writing CSS, Part 1
By Heydon Pickering.
"You may disagree with some of the things I've written in the ensuing
article. That is okay..."
https://medium.com/@Heydon/things-to-avoid-
when-writing-css-1a222c43c28f#.i3wg26oa9
Things to Avoid When Writing CSS, Part 2
By Heydon Pickering.
"...I'm going to talk about all the lovely things you should want to
embrace and nurture in CSS..."
https://medium.com/@Heydon/things-to-avoid-
when-writing-css-part-2-7639f0f6880d#.h8hunr76l
Tomato Versus #FF6347 - The Tragicomic History of CSS Color Names
By Julianne Tveten.
"Inspiration runs the gamut for colors like 'lemon chiffon" and
"rebecca purple..."
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/10/
tomato-versus-ff6347-the-tragicomic-history-of-css-color-names/
Three Years with CSS Grid Layout
By Rachel Andrew.
"...this post is a little look back at my three years with the Grid..."
https://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2015/11/03/
three-years-with-css-grid-layout/
+03: COLOR.
Use of Color in Mobile Applications
By Chris McMeeking, Alistair Barrell, and Jennifer Dailey.
"How applications use color can cause issues for users with disabilities..."
http://www.deque.com/blog/use-of-color/
Designing a Landing Page for Color-Blind People
By Jean-Christophe Lavocat.
Whenever you are designing your logo or your landing page, keep in
mind that some people will see it differently than you do.
http://blog.elokenz.com/startup-life/
designing-landingpages-for-color-blind-people
+04: DRUPAL.
Drupal 8.0.0 will be Released on November 19, 2015
By Drupal Groups.
"Based on our experience with our successful release candidates, we
are confident to announce that Drupal 8.0.0 will be released on
November 19, 2015..."
https://www.drupal.org/node/2605142
Drupal 8's Accessibility Advantage: ATAG Compliance
By Mike Gifford.
"The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative has recently (24 September
2015) released it's recommendations for Authoring Tool Accessibility
Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0..."
https://openconcept.ca/blog/mike/
drupal-8%E2%80%99s-accessibility-advantage-atag-compliance
+05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Don't Jump: My Tips for Interpreting User Research
By Keith Emmerson.
"...Research findings can be incredibly powerful in helping a team
make good decisions. But without careful thought and analysis, it can
be used to jump to poor decisions..."
https://userresearch.blog.gov.uk/2015/10/29/
dont-jump-my-tips-for-interpreting-user-research/
The Importance of Evaluating UX
By Jeff Sauro.
"...Every product, website, or design has a user interface. If it's
used, it has a user experience. What differentiates a good user
experience from a bad one is not based on how many awards and
accolades it gets (that's nice of course); instead, it's based on
superior measurable outcomes. Using the framework of defining metrics,
users, and tasks, and measuring before and after changes helps ensure
the user experience is quantifiably better..."
http://www.measuringu.com/blog/evaluating-ux.php
+06: EVENTS.
Web Accessibility Training
February 2-3, 2016, 2015.
Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
http://webaim.org/training/
+07: JAVASCRIPT.
Synchronous and Asynchronous Sequential Execution of Functions
By Axel Rauschmayer.
"This blog post examines three ways of executing function sequentially..."
http://www.2ality.com/2015/11/sequential-execution.html
+08: MISCELLANEOUS.
Not Good Enough
By Jonathan Snook.
"...There's no such thing as a perfect web site. There's no such thing
as the perfect person. And that's okay. Tomorrow will be a little bit
better."
http://snook.ca/archives/other/not-good-enough
Many Questions About Google's AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
By Karl Dubost.
"During the last TPAC meetings (October 2015, Sapporo), Google
convened during the unconference about AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages),
their new project..."
Many questions about Google's AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
http://www.otsukare.info/2015/11/03/amp-google
+09: SITES.
W3C Developers
By W3C.
"The one-stop place to find the information and tools you need
to help you learn, build, and move the web forward."
https://www.w3.org/developers/
+10: USABILITY.
Page Parking: Millennials' Multi-Tab Mania
By Kate Meyer and Jakob Nielsen.
"Browser tabs separate the stages of collection and comparing and
serve as memory aids to keep many alternate pages available for
consideration as users are shopping or researching. Follow 7 UX
guidelines to better support this user behavior, which is particularly
common among younger users."
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/multi-tab-page-parking/
3D Touch on iPhone 6S - Embrace the Force
By Raluca Budiu.
"The new iOS gesture poses some physical challenges for users.
Designers should take advantage of it to enhance the user experience
by making pages previewable and supporting quick access to frequently
used features."
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/3d-touch/
Usability Maturity, 13 Years On
By David Travis.
"13 years ago this month I sent my book, E-Commerce Usability, to the
publishers. I found myself flicking through a copy this week and
re-discovered a 'Usability Maturity' quiz that I created for the book.
These questions are just as relevant today as they were 13 years
ago..."
http://www.userfocus.co.uk/articles/usability-maturity.html
[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.]
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Until next time,
Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
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