Extreme Makeover: Web Site Edition

Extreme Makeover: Web Site Edition Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS Library Services Manager OPLIN [email_address]

AGENDA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining terms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DEFINING TERMS

Usability is… ,[object Object]

Accessibility… ,[object Object]

Page vs. site ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Designer vs. developer ,[object Object]

HTML vs. XHTML/CSS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Presentation is more important than function”

“ Sites are viewed equally”

“ Users won’t scroll ,[object Object]

“ Usability is about stupid users”

“ Usability is common sense” ,[object Object]

“ Build it and they will come”

“ Any site is better than no site” ,[object Object]

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What is usability? ,[object Object],[object Object]

“ Bad usability is like a leaky pipe” ,[object Object]

3 main styles of testing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exploratory—searching for confusion

Some practical techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Card sort instructions: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Heuristic evaluation PRINCIPLES

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