10 Usability Tips

10 Usability Tips im Webdesigner Depot:

  • Always include a tagline which should be the most obvious element on a web page.
  • Implement a 27 characters wide site search and place it on top of your website.
  • Don’t use extensive graphics and design elements.
  • Include a site map page and register a sitemap XML document in search engines.
  • Don’t break a user’s workflow. Allow every action to be canceled if necessary.
  • Create easily scannable web content and place the most important information on top of your web page.
  • Don’t design graphic elements that looks like a button, but is not.
  • Present meaningful feedback and don’t forget that feedback works both ways.
  • Use unobtrusive Javascript and graceful degradation.
  • Avoid CAPTCHAs, use more usable methods instead.

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