Usability Quote of the Day

January 6, 2009

The prevailing computer-human interaction (CHI) model of interface design has been partly responsible for the current state of the desktop computer. The breakthrough on which the field emerged was the admission of psychological principles. The resulting graphical user interface has been the focus of the field of computer-human interaction for nearly 20 years. This interface is a virtual control panel whose design has remained quite technology-centered. -- Malcolm McCullough, Digital Ground, 2004   (via interaction-design.org)
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Thursday, January 20, 2005

Accessibility From The Ground Up

"You've seen it at all the design conferences. It's showing up on contracts and RFPs. They're asking for it on your resume. This accessibility thing sure is catching on. And it's ready for prime time.

Yes, Web accessibility is growing up. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 was released over five years ago, in May 1999. Next year, the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative will release Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. WCAG is the international standard for Web accessibility, and the latest version contains plenty of guidance on how to produce modern, usable, and (dare I say it?) attractive Web sites."

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