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Do You Know The Way to Good IA

August 3, 2010 Information Architecture/IA

Have you ever sat around a large table with a group of people working on a giant jig saw puzzle? Some people are really good at it. They understand the puzzle. Others are content to find border pieces. It takes patience. It brings the group together while they put it all together.
What [...]

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Usability 14-Point Checklist for Success is SEMMY Finalist

January 25, 2010 Kim Krause Berg

The article I wrote last year for Website Magazine made the SEMMY Finals in the Design and Usability category. It’s time now for readers to vote on the 4 articles chosen by judges.
The article is Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success
User behaviors change and evolve and it’s up to website owners to adapt. [...]

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User Experience Supports Findabilty and Usability

January 21, 2010 User Centered Design

I’m always asked how to explain web site usability and why a site owner should bother investing in user experience design. What would make an impact on users?
Understanding, in-depth, who web site visitors are is a good place to start.
When we use the Web, we agree to an Internet, computer based experience. We may [...]

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Web Site Beauty is only Skin

January 14, 2010 Usability

I used to have a quote taped to my bathroom that read, “Beauty is only skin.” I knew that no matter what I did or said, I would first be judged by my skin. So are web sites.
Position, color, font, style, and length of important elements on pages within a site benefit from [...]

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Intuit Web Site Setup Service Misleading

October 16, 2009 I Like These Posts

I would like to thank Intuit for their hard work in bringing me new clients. It came as quite a surprise that you support my web site usability and SEO services.
Imagine my surprise when I flipped on the boob tube for several minutes while making tea from the comfort of my (very busy!) home [...]

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SEMMY Nominee, Miriam Ellis, Contacted for Interview

February 11, 2009 SEO/M Industry People

It’s the kind of action any contest nominee might wish for – being noticed and then interviewed. SEO Igloo’s Miriam Ellis wrote Seeing With Web Designer Eyes – 9 Evident Errors that was nominated for a 2009 SEMMY.
The article caught the attention of Laura Leopard of Leopard Solutions from New York. Subsequently, 2 [...]

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