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Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)
Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)
ISBN: 1558608400
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 128
Authors:
Jeff Johnson
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Table of Contents
BackCover
Web Bloopers-60 Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Foreword
Introduction
Poor Usability Is Stifling the Web s Growth
Why Write about Bloopers?
What Is a Web Blooper?
All Websites Have Bloopers
Who Should Read Web Bloopers?
Origins of the Web
Rise of the Web: Everybody Who Creates a Website is a Designer
How Were the Bloopers Compiled?
How Is the Book Organized?
Web-Bloopers.com
Part 1: Bloopers in the Content and Functionality of the Website
Chapter 1: Content Bloopers
Blooper 1: Home Page Identity Crisis
Blooper 2: Confusing Classifications
Blooper 3: Unhelpful Descriptions
Blooper 4: Conflicting Content
Blooper 5: Outdated Content
Blooper 6: Missing or Useless Content
Blooper 7: Unfinished Content
Chapter 2: Task-Support Bloopers
Blooper 8: Redundant Requests
Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data
Blooper 10: Pointless Choice
Blooper 11: Omitting Important Options
Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end
Blooper 13: Dead-end Paths: Now You Tell Me
Blooper 14: Agonizing Task Flow
Part 2: Bloopers in the User Interface of the Website
Chapter 3: Navigation Bloopers
Blooper 15: Site Reflects Organizational Chart
Blooper 16: Numerous Navigation Schemes
Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links
Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly
Blooper 19: Lost in Space: Current Page Not Indicated
Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here
Blooper 21: Missing Links: It s Back or Nothing
Chapter 4: Form Bloopers
Blooper 22: Making People Type
Blooper 23: Intolerant Data Fields
Blooper 24: No Defaults
Blooper 25: Faulty Defaults
Blooper 26: Compulsory Clicking: No Default Text Input Focus
Blooper 27: Lame Label Placement
Blooper 28: Checkboxes or Radiobuttons
Blooper 29: Looks Editable but Isn t
Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls
Chapter 5: Search Bloopers
Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls
Blooper 32: Dueling Search Controls
Blooper 33: Hits Look Alike
Blooper 34: Duplicate Hits
Blooper 35: Search Myopia: Missing Relevant Items
Blooper 36: Needle in a Haystack: Piles of Irrelevant Hits
Blooper 37: Hits Sorted Uselessly
Blooper 38: Crazy Search Behavior
Blooper 39: Search Terms Not Shown
Blooper 40: Number of Hits Not Revealed
Part 3: Bloopers in the Presentation of the Website
Chapter 6: Text Writing Bloopers
Blooper 41: Too Much Text
Blooper 42: Speaking Geek
Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors User
Blooper 44: Insider Jargon
Blooper 45: Variable Vocabulary: Different Words for the Same Thing
Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style
Blooper 47: Typos and Grammos: Sloppy Writing
Chapter 7: Link Appearance Bloopers
Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links
Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems
Blooper 51: Wrapped Links: How Many?
Blooper 52: Click Here : Burying Links in Text
Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can t Tell
Blooper 52: Click Here : Burying Links in Text
Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can t Tell
Chapter 8: Graphic and Layout Bloopers
Blooper 54: Tiny Text
Blooper 55: Camouflaged Text
Blooper 56: Centering Everything
Blooper 57: Unobtrusive Error Messages
Blooper 58: Shades of Beige: Color Differences too Subtle
Blooper 59: Dead or Alive: Active Buttons Look Inactive
Blooper 60: Terrible Tabs
Epilogue
Appendix A: Memo to Managers
Trying to Slap a Usable User Interface On at the End
Releasing without Testing on Users
Appendix B: Websites Cited
Sites Used as Examples of Bloopers (Negative Examples)
Appendix C: How this Book was Usability Tested
Pre-release Testing
Appendix D: Related Books and Websites
Websites that Show and Discuss Common Web Design Mistakes:
Bibliography
Index
Index_A
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
Index_I
Index_J
Index_K
Index_L
Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
Index_Y
Index_Z
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Tech Talks
Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)
ISBN: 1558608400
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 128
Authors:
Jeff Johnson
BUY ON AMAZON
Introducing Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 (Bpg-Other)
Understanding Form Technologies
Creating Forms
Adding Views to a Template
Designing InfoPath Web Service Clients
Introducing InfoPath Form Template Projects
Software Configuration Management
Metrics and Configuration Management Reference
CM Automation
Appendix I System Service Request
Appendix L Software Requirements Changes
Appendix W Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Checklist
Practical Intrusion Analysis: Prevention and Detection for the Twenty-First Century: Prevention and Detection for the Twenty-First Century
Unauthorized Activity II
Data Correlation
Policy and Procedures
Security Business Issues
The Future of Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 3.5
ASP.NET Iterative Controls
ASP.NET State Management
ASP.NET Security
Working with Web Services
Data-Bound and Templated Controls
GO! with Microsoft Office 2003 Brief (2nd Edition)
Key Terms
Project 4C. Recreation Ideas
Objective 1. Start Excel and Navigate a Workbook
Designing Effective Worksheets
GO! with Help
InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign CS2
An InDesign Type Map: Where to Find Stuff
Threading Text Frames
How Much Is Enough?
Paragraph Indents and Spacing
Everything in Its Right Place: Using Grids
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