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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 06:22:53 -0500
From: Laura Carlson <[log in to unmask]>
To: webdev <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [webdev] Web Design Update: April 14
+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 14, Issue 42, April 14, 2016.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web
design and development.
++ISSUE 42 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: DRUPAL.
04: EVALUATION & TESTING.
05: HTML5.
06: JAVASCRIPT.
07: NAVIGATION.
08: TYPOGRAPHY.
09: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
10: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
Building More Accessible Technology
By Google.
"...Accessibility Scanner is a new tool for Android that lets
developers test their own apps and receive suggestions on ways to
enhance accessibility..."
https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/
building-more-accessible-technology.html
Accessibility Research at W4A: Some Conversations From the Field
By David Sloan.
"It's always worth reflecting on the nature and impact of
accessibility research that's presented and discussed at W4A, beyond
traditional academic measures of impact..."
http://www.w4a.info/2016/blog/2016/04/11/
accessibility-research-at-w4a-some-conversations-from-the-field/
Will 'ALT Tags' Soon be a Thing of the Past?
By John Eric Brandt.
"A year or so ago, I was meeting with a group of disability
coordinators from the state college system and I was speaking about
new and exciting assistive technologies and services that were just
over the horizon...
http://jebswebs.net/blog/2016/04/will-alt-tags-soon-thing-past/
+02: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
Working with rem in CSS
By Virginia DeBolt.
"Is the relative measure rem new to you?..."
http://www.webteacher.ws/2016/04/08/working-rem-in-css/
Flexible Sized Grids with auto-fill and minmax
By Rachel Andrew.
"Various unimplemented parts of the CSS Grid Layout specification are
making their way into browsers, and I was excited to see that the
auto-fill keyword and minmax() function are appearing. .."
https://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2016/04/12/
flexible-sized-grids-with-auto-fill-and-minmax/
Aligning Text Smartly in CSS
By Vijay Sharma.
"Have you ever thought of aligning text smartly in CSS?..."
http://nocode.in/aligning-text-smartly-in-css/
+03: DRUPAL.
Drupal 8 Accessibility
By Marcy Sutton.
"I recently wrote on Accessibility Wins about the WCAG initiative in
Wordpress and a few people in the community let me know they weren't
the first ones to do it! Drupal, now in its 8th major version, has
prioritized accessibility for years, and it powers over a million
sites..."
https://a11ywins.tumblr.com/post/142415962898/drupal-8-accessibility
Who Works with Drupal's Theme System? Personas to understand theming needs
By Marc Drummond.
"What do you think about Drupal's theme system? What's your preferred
way to change the appearance of a Drupal site? As with many things,
that depends..."
http://www.marcdrummond.com/posts/2016/04/12/drupal-theme-system-personas
+04: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Better to be Approximately Right than Exactly Wrong
By Jeff Sauro.
"...When you find yourself paralyzed during the planning stage,
consider whether you're holding out for the perfect metric or method
to get the perfect result. Exactness on the wrong question is not the
same as not doing the research at all--but the two are close cousins
in the failed-research family. An approximate result is better than an
unattainable result and certainly better than no result at all.."
http://www.measuringu.com/blog/approx-right.php
+05: HTML5.
Working on HTML5.1
By Léonie Watson.
"...Now the Web Platform Working Group (WP WG) is working towards an
HTML5.1 release within the next six months, and a general workflow
that means we can release a stable version of HTML as a W3C
Recommendation about once per year..."
https://www.w3.org/blog/2016/04/working-on-html5-1/
+06: JAVASCRIPT.
Accessible Progressive Disclosure Revisited
By Jeremy Keith.
"I wrote a little while back about making an accessible progressive
disclosure pattern. "
https://adactio.com/journal/10475
+07: NAVIGATION.
A Couple of Alternatives to the Hamburger Menu
By Kenan Yusuf.
"...In this short post, I will share some of my preferred menu styles
and examples of them being used..."
http://kyusuf.com/post/a-couple-of-alternatives-to-the-hamburger-menu
+08: TYPOGRAPHY.
Font Awesome 4.6 Released
By Dave Gandy.
"Making accessibility more accessible..."
https://articles.fortawesome.com/font-awesome-4-6-released-d7213342698a
Typography Tips for a Better User Experience
By Studio Function.
"...Here's a list of 5 easy ways to improve the typographic quality
and effectiveness of any website, email, or digital product
design...."
https://medium.com/studio-function/
typography-tips-for-a-better-user-experience-30a1a48371e6
+09: USABILITY.
Young Adults/Millennials as Web Users (Ages 18-25)
By Kate Meyer.
"Members of the often misunderstood Millennial generation exhibit
unique behaviors and approaches to digital interfaces. They are
confident and error prone, and they have high expectations of
websites."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/young-adults-ux/
The Anatomy of a List Entry
By Kim Flaherty.
"To support scanning and product comparison, item descriptions on
listing pages should have a visual design and layout that preserve
content priorities."
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/list-entries/
A Stronger Visual Cue for Text Fields
By UX Movement.
"All clickable user interface elements need visual cues that signify
clickability..."
http://uxmovement.com/forms/a-stronger-visual-cue-for-text-fields/
Why I Love Ugly, Messy Interfaces - And You Probably Do Too
By Jonas Downey.
"...We needn't all pray at the beautiful minimalist design altar.
Design doesn't have to be precious. Toss out your assumptions and
build what works best."
https://m.signalvnoise.com/why-i-love-ugly-messy-
interfaces-and-you-probably-do-too-edff4a896a83
Improving the Digital Reading Experience
By Information Architects Inc.
"...The computer is an extension of our mind. To design better
software we need to build interfaces as extensions of our mental
processes, rather than analogies of our body..."
https://ia.net/know-how/improving-the-digital-reading-experience
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+10: 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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