Accessibility and Usability

Web-Standards, Web Accessibility and more

  1. Alistapart.com: Enhance Usability by Highlighting Search Terms
  2. Communitymx.com: Semantic (X)HTML Markup: Using Tables Appropriately
  3. Cosima IT: Goldene Regeln für barrierefreies Webdesign
    1. Grundlagen (PDF, 74k)
    2. Inhaltliche Aspekte (PDF, 73k)
    3. Layout und Sprache (PDF, 77k)
  4. Devarticles.com: (Accessible) Web Forms
  5. Digitalweb.com:
    1. A Recipe for Learning Web Design
    2. Accessible Web Design
    3. Accessibility From The Ground Up
    4. Color Theory for the Color-Blind
    5. Designing for the Web (!!)
    6. Devising a new paradigm for usable, maintainable Web applications
    7. Fluid Thinking
    8. Innovative Design Inspired by Accessibility
    9. Losability vs. Usability
    10. Microformats Primer
    11. Seven Accessibility Mistakes Part 1, Part 2
    12. 10 Reasons Clients Don't Care About Accessibility
    13. The End of Usability Culture Part 1, Part 2
    14. Usability for Rich Internet Applications
    15. Webdesign for all the Senses
    16. Writing semantic markup
    17. Understanding Disabilities when Designing a Website
  6. Free Online Book: Accessible Web Typography - an introduction for web designers
  7. Guild of Accessible Web Designers: GAWDS.org
  8. Happycog.com - Jeffrey Zeldman: Designing With Web Standards Keynote Slides
  9. Intranet Journal: Human-Centered Intranet Design
  10. Internet News: W3C Documents Development for the Disabled (Sep. 2006)
  11. Joe Clark: Eight Levels of Accessibility Knowledge
  12. JuicysStudio.com: Create Tables That Transform Gracefully
  13. Prägnanz.de: Zugänglichkeit im Webdesign – es bleibt schwierig!
  14. Realsoftwaredevelopment.com: Ultimate Web Development Cheat Sheet Guide
  15. Sitepoint.com:
    1. Secret Benefits of Usability Part 1: Enhanced Usability
    2. Secret Benefits of Usability Part 2: Better Search Ranking
    3. Beyond the Guidelines: Advanced Accessibility Techniques
    4. The Definitive Guide to Web Character Encoding
  16. Smashing Magazine:
    1. 30 Usability Issues To Be Aware Of
    2. HTML 5 Cheat Sheet
  17. T3N: Barrieren im Internet: Erkennen, abbauen, vermeiden
  18. W3C: XHTML-Print Is a W3C Recommendation
  19. WATS.ca (Web Accessibility Testing and Services):
    1. The Missing <link> in the World Wide Web
    2. Articles
    3. Ressources
  20. WebAim.org: Laws and Standards in Web Accessibility
  21. Webcredible.co.uk: Web accessibility: The basics
  22. Webreference.com:
    1. Accessible Webdesign
    2. Don't Make Me Think, Second Edition: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
    3. How to Create User Friendly Web Sites
    4. Basic SOA Using REST

Artikel und Links: Webdesign

Web-Design Basics

  1. 456bereastreet.com: The ALT and TITLE attributes
  2. Apple Developer ADC: Web Page Development - Best Practices
  3. Graphics.com: Photoshop Techniques and Tips
  4. HTML4ME: http://www.html4me.com
  5. HTML Goodies: http://www.htmlgoodies.com
  6. O'Reilly-Net.Com: DOCTYPE Explained
  7. W3Schools.com: Completely Free Web Building Tutorials !!
  8. WDVL.com: META tags and other <HEAD>aches
  9. WebmasterBase.com: Advanced Webdesign: A Primer
  10. Webmonkey:
    1. Color Codes Reference Chart
    2. The Foundations of Web Design (3 parts)
    3. Understanding META-Tags; Metadata, Mark II
  11. Website Optimization: Replace GIF with PNG Images

Web-Design Techniques

  1. DevArticles.com: Website Design: Do it Right the First Time
  2. Digital-Web.com:
    1. Apples and Oranges (Usability and Design)
    2. Forging a partnership between designer and user
    3. (Separating) Behavior and Presentation
    4. This Old Website: Web Renovations
  3. Sitepoint.com:
    1. Cost-Effective Website Acceleration (3 parts)
    2. HTML and CSS: An Absolute Beginner's Guide
  4. Smashing Magazine: 10 Principles Of Effective Web Design

HTML Resources

  1. Jens Meiert: Übersicht aller HTML-Elemente
  2. Cookwood.com: Character Entity References in HTML 4 and XHTML 1.0
  3. SiteExperts.com: HTML 4.0 Online
  4. The Compendium of HTML
  5. TeamOne / Stefan Münz: Self HTML
  6. Understanding HTML Codes

HTML 5 Specials

  1. Smashing Magazine:
    1. HTML5 and The Future of the Web
    2. Coding A HTML 5 Layout From Scratch