Stop Password Masking (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Usability suffers when users type in passwords and the only feedback they get is a row of bullets. Typically, masking passwords doesn’t even increase security, but it does cost you business due to login failures.
I’d agree that masking does inhibit user feedback and causes some problems but it’s been around [...]
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Tags: Design
Email Standards Project
Our goal is to help designers understand why web standards are so important for email, while working with email client developers to ensure that emails render consistently. This is a community effort to improve the email experience for both designers and readers alike.
Just found this via http://fixoutlook.org. Nice to see someone trying [...]
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Check My Colours
It is a tool for checking foreground and background color combinations of all DOM elements and determining if they provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits.
Nice little tool to ensure accessibility compliance.
(via www.zeldman.com)
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Tags: Design
Pictaculous – A Color Palette Generator
Select a picture and Pictaculous will suggest some colors and swatches for you. Very nice.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Tags: Design
Informative And Usable Footers In Web Design
In this article, we’ll take a look at the footer and see what exactly makes for a good website footer. Keep in mind that just because the footer is at the bottom of the page doesn’t mean you should slack off with good design practice.
Nice article from Smashing Magazine [...]
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Tags: Design