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Mainstreaming Web Site Usability Through Automated Usability Evaluation

November 28, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

I have always been intrigued by the fact that although web site usability is proven to be an essential element in web design and development, there still exist an abundance of web sites with poor usability. This paradox is the result of limitations which I have written about in an…

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An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability

November 14, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

As most of you may know by now, last week I have made my debut as a guest blogger on the almighty Smashing Magazine, specifically in the User Experience Design Section. Being chosen to write for them, interacting with such a professional team and eventually seeing my post published is…

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Official Usability & Web Site Guidelines of Governments From Around the World

October 31, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

In most countries, including the United States, the government is the largest single producer, collector, consumer and disseminator of information. With such a strong presence in the daily life of its citizens, most governments, as well as their agencies, develop their own web sites from which they render a number…

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14 Guidelines For Web Site Tabs Usability

October 17, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

Tabs have long been used to show alternative views of the same group of information tabs in software. Known as “module tabs”, these are still used today in web sites. For instance, airline companies such as Ryanair, easyJet and AirMalta use module tabs to enable the user to switch between…

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15 Title Tag Optimization Guidelines For Usability and SEO

October 3, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

The HTML title tag defines the name of a web page and should be used to describe content of that page in a concise way. Thus, what is placed between the opening and closing HTML title tag is extremely important for both usability and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). In this…

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Official Usability, User Experience & User Interface Guidelines From Companies

September 19, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

Guidelines are considered to be the best resource that designers and developer can use to ensure that the applications and web sites they produce are usable. Operating systems, devices, and development environments are very specific in nature. Because of this, their manufacturers have devised their own set of usability, user…

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15 Usability Guidelines for Designing Web Site Links

July 4, 2011 by Justin Mifsud

Having usable web site links is an essential consideration for anyone who is developing or owns a web site. Links are a means for the user to navigate to other pages within the same web site or view related documents and external sites. Having usable links effectively means that users…