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What are the top concerns with running user tests? I often hear budget and schedule cited at the top of the list—even by teams who know just how valuable a usability test is! I’ve come to the conclusion that these concerns are often unfounded, for one simple reason: user testing can take so many forms, […]
“That looks awesome!”, a lot of us say when we see parallax scrolling on a website or app. It’s something that has really taken off the last few years. Some memorable ones for me were the uber popular Nike site, Greenpeace’s Into the Arctic, and Justin Timberlake’s product experience page for The 20/20 Experience album. […]
Imagine that you arrive at a website, but you cannot see the screen. How do you know what’s there? How do you navigate? This is normal for many people, and the accessibility of your site will make or break their experience. Accessibility is about including everyone. People with physical and cognitive disabilities have specific challenges […]
How do you measure the performance of a website? There is a sizable body of work online on how to optimize websites for Performance, but how do you really know when you’ve done enough?
The following is a guest post by Declan Rek, who works as a developer at De Voorhoede, a front end tech agency. A version of this article was originally published on their blog. Declan asked about republishing here, and as it is jam-packed with real world case study performance stuff, I was into it.
CSS is capable of much more than many web developers realise. The stylesheet language continues to get more and more powerful with every passing year, bringing functionality to the browser that otherwise would be fulfilled by JavaScript. In this article, we’ll take a look at eight clever tricks with CSS functions that do not require […]
A while ago I wrote an article with some CSS tips, now it’s time to give some polish to our HTML! In this article I’ll share some tips and advice about HTML code. Some of this guidance will be best suited for beginners – how to properly build paragraphs, use headings, or improve forms, but […]
A compact, cross-browser solution for the JavaScript Notifications API
Mobile has far more limitations, such as dependence on a battery, wireless connectivity, and of course screen space. Functionality does not always easily translate in a smaller screen. In most cases, a mobile-friendly design requires a certain differentiation. Here are some approaches to mobile design you should consider.
Google says it is doing away with the mobile-friendly label that appears in search results. That does not mean that the mobile-friendly algorithm is dead, it just means Google is removing the label.