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| Web Design | | |  | W3C guidelines for Accessibility , | | | The group that defines the HTML standard has a set of references for how to make web pages accessible. Important stuff for increasing the number of people that can sucessfully visit your site. | | | |  | http://webword.com/ , | | | WebWord Usability Weblog. Daily links, most of which are usability-related
| | | | | | Interface Design/Usability | | | | |  | hci.gr, | | | Usability Consultants in Greece | | | | Conferences on Design |  | CHI, | | | Perhaps the most popular interface design and human factors conference. Previous proceedings available on the Web site. | |  | Interact, | | | A major international conference presenting leading-edge research and development in all aspects of interactive computer systems and technology. | | | | | | | Guidelines/Data and References |  | Usability Heuristics, | | | Nielsen's summary of heuristic evaluation. This is a simple way to review UI and make sure it solves problems. After you have pictures or with an existing UI, you consider each heuristic and note any items that aren't up to par. | | | |  | The User Interface Domain, | | | The User Interface Domain seeks to improve all user/computer communications on the Web. In particular, the Domain is working on formats and languages that will present information to users with more accuracy and a higher level of control.
| | | | Other Related Sites |  | Bad Designs, | | | List of real-world bad user interfaces with pictures (non software UI). | | | | | | Other Collections of Resources |  | Alertbox , | | | Jakob Nielsen's semi-monthly column on Web usability. Usually pretty sharp, meaty stuff. Some focus on business issues, but mostly UI/usability. | |  | Ask.tog , | | | Interface designer Bruce Tognazzi's Web site. Monthly columns on UI design issues. | |  | Usable Web , | | | Clearinghouse of Web resources on UI design, with a focus on Web page and Web site design. Tons of stuff, but not incredibly well organized. | |  | UIDesign.NET , | | | Collection of essays, pointers and references for interaction designers. Includes book reviews and interviews with UI designers from successful or interesting projects. | | | |
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