Web designers often concern themselves with optimizing websites for spiders from
Google, Yahoo, and other search engines, but pay little attention to
creating sites that real people can use. This problem has sparked a
movement towards user-centered web design, a topic that covers
accessibility, web standards, and interfacing. Check out these blogs for
the latest and greatest in this people-centric field of design. The
Top 10 These blogs are the best of the best when it comes to
user-centered discussions.
- Signal vs. Noise:
Written by 37signals, the makers of simple, elegant tools like Ta-da
List and Basecamp, this blog discusses up-to-the-minute information on
design, experience, simplicity, and more.
- 456 Berea Street:
Visit this very popular blog for insight into the world of web
standards, accessibility, and usability.
- ./with Imagination:
As a leader in user interface engineering for websites, Dustin Diaz has a
lot of knowledge to offer in this arena.
- Functioning Form:
Luke Wroblewski’s Functioning Form offers extensive information on user
interface design.
- This is Broken:
This is Broken features a round-up and commentary on user experiences,
good and bad.
- Adaptive Path:
Adaptive Path strives to create experiences that "improve people’s
lives," and they love to share what they’ve learned with others.
- Boxes and Arrows:
The subject matter focuses on interaction design and other closely
related topics, but this blog sets an example because it’s a
peer-written journal composed of mainly user-generated content.
- A List Apart:
A List Apart’s insightful articles cover important issues in design and
development with an emphasis on web standards.
- UX Matters:
This web magazine delivers top-notch content about strategies for
improving user experience.
- UX Magazine:
For this magazine, "user experience is everything." Check it out for a
round-up of all that’s important to enhancing user experience.
Accessibility When designing your website, you can’t forget
about people with disabilities. Find out more about how you can make
your web development open to everyone by reading these blogs.
- 200ok:
This blog by Ben Buchanan discusses web development, paying special
attention to accessibility and web standards.
- Accessify:
Check out Ian Lloyd’s Accessify to learn how you can make what you
develop more accessible.
- Curb Cut: Visit
the Curb Cut blog for loads of resources and discussions about
accessibility.
- Unintentionally
Blank: Phil Nash writes about web standards, particularly
focusing on accessibility and usability.
- Clagnut: Check
out Clagnut for Richard Rutter’s insight on design and accessibility.
- MCU: Jim
Byrne, author of 60 Hot to
touch Accessible Web Design tips, offers insight into the world of
accessibility, disabilities, and web design.
- Anitra Pavka:
This blog provides news, commentary, and articles on topics concerning
web accessibility.
- Rosie Sherry:
Rosie Sherry discusses testing and tools that revolve around
accessibility and web standards.
- Wise Guys Only:
Tim Roberts discusses the tricky combination of Ajax and accessibility.
- Accessities:
Accessities proves that websites can be both accessible and attractive.
- Segala:
Segala evangelizes accessibility and trust in web design.
- Here is a useful guide:https://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/website-accessibility/
Human Computer Interaction Web pages don’t just
load themselves — people find them and open them. These blogs discuss
the intersection of humans and computers in design.
- Interaction
Design: Visit Interaction Design for an introduction to
human computer interaction, interaction design, information
architecture, and more.
- Population of One:
Sylvie Noel discusses her work on human computer interactions.
- Human-Computer
Interaction Design: Read David Roedl’s blog for information
on human-computer interaction with a focus on topics like sustainable
interaction design, experience-focused HCI research, and more.
- Ergonomenon:
Ergonomenon discusses the intersection of ergonomics and human-computer
interaction.
- Information
Architects: Information Architects takes a look at
interfaces that people like to use.
- User Designer:
Mike Bennett writes about human-computer interaction and interaction
design, focusing on research and resources for user implementation.
- Gotomobile:
Gotomobile discusses people-friendly interface design and standards in
user-centered design principles.
- Another HCI Blog:
Read about Beck Tench’s thoughts on her HCI work at Another HCI Blog.
- YuBlog:
The YuBlog helps readers learn how to improve user experience by
considering human factors.
Web Standards Web standards ensure that it’s easy
for a wide variety of people to be served with quality web pages. Check
out these blogs to find out more about web standards and how you can
implement them in your own design.
- Standard Web
Standards: Regnard Kreisler C. Raquedan covers the
essentials of web standards and usability.
- Indelv: Check
out this portal for web standards that includes reviews, news, tools,
and more.
- Standards
Schmandards: Peter Krantz shares solutions, tools, and code
for designing within web standards.
- Muffin Research:
Muffin Research focuses on web development with special attention
devoted to web standards.
- Zeldman:
Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web
Standards, discusses the importance and implementation of web
standards.
- The Web
Standards Project: The Web Standards Project evangelizes
standards that make development easier and websites more accessible.
- Meyer Web: Eric
Meyer discusses the importance of web standards and good design.
- Ordered List:
Steve at Ordered List covers the imporance of web standards in
information architecture, web design, and more.
- Max Design:
Max Design focuses on web standards, usability, CSS, and accessibility.
- Andy Budd:
Andy Budd’s blog is about web design, particularly web standards, user
centered design and information architecture.
- Duoh: Verlee,
CEO of Duoh, promotes the benefits of web standards.
- Just Add Water:
On Just Add Water, you’ll find a wealth of information on web
standards, usability, and accessibility.
- Monday By Noon:
Jonathan Christopher discusses the latest in web standards and how they
affect the Internet.
User Experience and Interaction In user-centered
development, it’s all about how people experience what you’ve designed.
Get more on this subject with these blogs.
- Flamelab:
Read this blog to find out about user experience, the aesthetics of
interaction, and more.
- Interaction Design
Online: Lindsay Lauters discusses topics concerning
user-centered design, accessibility, and more.
- Usability
Forum: Visit this blog for a group discussion on the
usability of everyday things and the frustration that ensues when
functionality isn’t considered.
- [BEEP]:
Find out what Peter Boersma has to say about user experience design in
Web 2.0 and information architecture.
- Mike
Industries: Mike Industries covers commentary on user
interfaces and web design.
- Warpspire:
Kyle Neath’s Warpsire blog is about web design, and it’s full of
resources for interface architecture and usability.
- Experience
Planner: Scott Weisbrod discusses the many factors that go
into creating a positive customer experience.
- Good Experience:
Good Experience encourages readers to focus on customer experience.
- Customer
Experience Crossroads: Visit Susan Abbott’s blog to find
out how to create a "branded customer experience."
- Church of the
Customer: Jackie and Ben evangelize positive customer
experiences.
- Keith Instone:
Keith Instone keeps readers up to date on the latest in making websites
usable.
- Advanced Common Sense:
Steve Krug helps readers improve the interfaces and usability of their
websites.
- Total
Experience: Bob and Paula discuss design and experience as
it affects our lives.
- GUUUI: GUUUI is
a resource for interaction designers, with posts about tools, tests,
and handy tricks.
- Software As She’s
Developed: Michael Mahemoff, author of Ajax Design Patters, discusses
the intersection of usability and Ajax.
- WebWord:
John Rhodes educates readers on topics in usability and human factors in
design.
- Logic+Emotion:
David Armano writes about experience design and the intersection it
makes with business.
- D. Keith Robinson:
Find out what web experience expert David Keith Robinson has to say
about design, web standards, content, and more.
- Design By Fire:
Andrei Michael Heraslmchuk, owner of Design By Fire, was one of the
first official interface designers for Adobe Systems. Check out his blog
for insight on web standards, design, and user interfaces.
- Challis
Hodge’s UXblog: Challis Hodge discusses user experience
and provides loads of resources for further UX education.
- Compete
on Usability: Joshua Ledwell encourages readers to
concentrate on user experience.
- Experientia:
Experientia offers a look into user experience, design and innovation
that puts people first.
- The Product Usability
Weblog: This blog discusses news, research, and current
events related to consumer product usability.
- Usernomics:
Read Usernomics to find out more about user interface design, human
factors, and ergonomics.
- ExperienceCurve:
Karl Long discusses the intersection of social media, marketing, and
customer experience.
- Vanderwal:
Thomas Vanderwal covers the topics of information architecture,
interaction design, and more.
- Louis Rosenfeld:
Lou Rosenfeld, author of Information
Architecture for the World Wide Web, discusses current issues and
thoughts in the fields of user experience and information architecture.
- iaslash:
iaslash covers topics related to user interface design, usability, and
other concerns surrounding access and use of information.
- Etre: Etre
discusses usability, accessibility and findability in this interesting
blog.
User-Centered Design Design is more than just
aesthetics. Read these blogs to find out how to make your development
attractive and functional.
- PinPoint
Performance Solutions Blog: On this blog, you’ll find
commentary on user-centered design, testing, and performance
improvement.
- Usability Blog:
Read this blog for Paul Sherman’s take on usability, user-centered
design, and user experience.
- Presentation Zen:
Presentation Zen focuses on presentation design, both in person and
otherwise.
- User Interface Engineering:
UIE delivers the latest in interesting usability design news.
- iQ: iQ
takes a look at what works and what doesn’t, and offers advice on how
you can design a good user experience.
- Design
Thinking Digest: Chris Bernard discusses design thinking
that revolves around user experiences.
- Bokardo: Joshua
Porter offers his take on web design with people in mind.
- Cre8pc:
Cre8pc focuses on holistic usability, accessibility and "people on
purpose" web design.
- Dexo Design:
Russell Wilson, an expert in the field of interface design, offers his
take on issues and current events in user-centered design.
- Interesource:
This blog discusses designing the web for people.
- Engage!:
Dave Malouf reminds readers that "the core purpose of design is to
engage" and solve problems.
- Information Aesthetics:
Information Aesthetics celebrates data visualization and visual
communication.
- Small Surfaces:
Small Surfaces discusses interaction design, user interface, and other
design topics related to mobile technology usability.
- Alertbox:
Jakob Nielsen, the "king of usability," offers insight into ways to
make the Internet easier to use.
- Design &
Emotion: Brush up on the latest in user design with Marco
van Hout.
- Laws of
Simplicity: John Maeda discusses how the laws of simplicity
affect design, business, technology and life.
- Eyetools Eyetracking
Research: Learn about design and content optimization that
revolves around where users’ eyes rest.
User-Centered Writing and Content Web 2.0 has
brought on all sorts of social media and crowdsourcing content. Find out
how you can successfully harness this phenomenon to become more
user-centric.
- Viaspire:
Discover content strategies, information architecture, and other
user-centered topics at Viaspire.
- What’s
Next Interactive: Find out about functionality and
interactive content from Kathryn Campbell.
- User Effect:
This blog discusses how the user-driven Web 2.0 movement makes
usability and user-centered design essential.
- Futurelab:
Futurelab covers the why and how of customer-centric marketing and
strategy.
- Consumer
Generated Media: Pete Blackshaw discusses the future of
consumer generated media.
- InfoDesign:
InfoDesign writes about the importance of "relevant, clear, and
memorable information."
- UXB:
Shane Morris, a user experience evangelist for Microsoft, covers
interaction, usability, user-centered design and more.
- Work Play
Experience: Adam Lawrence tells readers how the showbiz
approach can help strengthen experience design.
- Subtraction:
Read what this design director for the New York Times has to
say.
- A Brief Message:
A Brief Message discusses (briefly) real-world design.
- Nooface: Nooface
explores design and content for interfaces beyond the PC.
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