| STC_SIG_-_Usability Forum to share information, resources and experiences on issues related to the usability and user-centered design. It is the home of the Usability Special Interest Group of the Society for Technic |
| Stevesdomain_net Focuses on furthering the education of web related topics, including web design and navigation tips, advice and techniques. |
| Szuc,_Daniel__Usability_in_Hong_Kong Interview detailing the approach to web usability in Hong Kong. |
| Theory A weekly column by Adam Baker that discusses web usability, interface, and interaction design. Includes previous columns for review. |
| 100_Things_to_Do_to_Make_a_Better_Site List of several (actually, eight) ways to make a more user-friendly site. Also has other reader comments on the same topic. |
| Tognazzini,_Bruce__First_Principles Bruce Tognazzini discusses basic prinicples of usability for both traditional applications and web services. |
| Universal_Usability Includes an online version of the book "Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Designers" by Sarah Horton, along with links to other useful resources. |
| Usability_Engineering "Designing for Ease Use", Article written by Corporate Solutions Consulting (UK)on usability engineering. |
| Usability_First Diamond Bullet Design offers their experience and knowledge on website and software usability. |
| Usability_Matters From the Usability Matters Group at the Linköping University in Sweden. Their goal is to make computer systems more usable. The 1995 essay "Perspectives on Usability" by Jonas Löwgren is available f |
| Usability_Must_Die Examines what's wrong with the usability movement, with some humour, and experiences from the coal face of software design. |
| Usability_Professionals\'_Association The UPA's purpose is to promote usability concepts and techniques worldwide. |
| Usability_gov Provided by the National Cancer Institute. Includes information and resources on making web sites and other user interfaces more useful, usable, and accessible. News and current publications and addit |
| Usable_Web Collection of links and accompanying information about human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. |
| Usable_Webs Information on basic web usability principles, including hints on helping search engines find your site. Web usability assessments and content development are available. |
| Usefo_com Web design resources, Usableword newsletter, and web usability guidelines to make web sites faster, more educational, and usable. |
| Useit_com Jakob Nielsen shares his thoughts on usability. |
| User_Interface_Design_-_Software_Design_Smorgasbord A comprehensive resource page on UI Design, maintained by Craig Marion, the webmaster of Chester County Internet Services. |
| Various__WebWord_Interviews_with_the_Experts Site includes usability articles written by John S. Rhodes. This page is a good starting point. |
| Vaspers_the_Grate Insights into web writing, user-focused web design, and web credibility enhancement. |
| Vaspers_the_Grate__Web_Credibility_Destroyers List of design issues that pollute an overall impression of trustworthiness and dependability. |
| The_WDVL__Designing_Attractive_Web_Pages Before you can design avant-garde Web pages, you have to know what the rules are before you try to break, bend or amend them. |
| WDVL__Usability_Testing_in_Practice Reveals one company's usability testing practices and procesures. |
| Web_Development A summary of the complete life cycle of web development: planning, analysis, design, implementation, and promotion. Key practices and online resources are given for each process. By John December, au |
| Web_Pages_That_Suck Learn good web page design by looking at bad web pages. |
| Web_Usability International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. Special issue of WWW Usability arising from a symposium entitled "The Missing Link: Hypermedia Usability Research and The Web". |
| Web_Usability_Articles Several years of usability-related articles from Digital Web Magazine. |
| Web_Usability_Findings Compilation of surveys of web usability engineering and test results. |
| WEBehavior A behavioral research, usability testing, and customer experience evaluation firm. |
| Webmaster\'s_Corner A commentary on web usability, design, and direction aimed at the beginning web developer. |
| WebMetric_Tools Good usability is vital to the success of any web site. This site has downloadable sets of web evaluation tools to assist in analysis of a web page based on numerous usability guidelines. Registration |
| WebWord_Usability_Consulting Usability and human factors for the Internet. Including book list, expert articles articles and interviews, recommended Web sites. |
| Adaptive_Path_-_90%_of_All_Usability_Testing_is_Useless Lane Becker writes, "Rather than a validation done once before completing a product... internal, qualitative usability testing [should be] done earlier, more frequently, and as part of the design proc |
| Top_Ten_Web_Design_Mistakes_of_2003_(Jakob_Nielsen\'s_Alertbox) Sites are getting better at using minimalist design, maintaining archives, and offering comprehensive services. However, these advances entail their own usability problems, as several prominent mistak |
| Publish_com_-_Five_Usability_Principles_For_Web_Design Ilise Benun elaborates on the principles of consistency, interaction, instruction, choices and control. (August 30, 2003) |
| Publish_com_-_Usability_Matters Article by Marcia Ludkin. "Again and again... usability experts discover that real people may not understand what may be obvious to a site’s designers." (February 11, 2003) |
| CNET_com_-_Study__Design_lacking_in_e-tail_sites The design of some of the leading online stores is mediocre at best, but, according to a new study, it is improving. (June 3, 2002) |
| CNN_com_-_Analysis__Web_sites_are_locking_out_the_disabled Office buildings have wheelchair ramps and TV has closed captioning, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way. (August 7, 2000) |
| User-Friendly_Web_Sites_for_All_Ages,_Microsoft_PressPass Guidelines for businesses, developers and web designers on how to make their web sites more user-friendly and accessable for the community. A white paper issued by Microsoft, "Effective Web Desi |
| The_Scent_of_Information The reason why so many people lose their way on the Web, according to usability expert Jared Spool, is because they lose the scent of the information they are looking for. Jared shares his thoughts |
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#57 - How to be a genius - A wild run through the history of creative geniuses.
#56 - Creative thinking hacks - A 5 minute crash course in how creative thinking happens. 
#55 - How to stay motivated - What to do when the energy and fun starts to fade. 
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#47 - Teams and stars - Can you balance star egos with the needs of a team? What makes good teams work and how do stars fit?
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#40 - Why smart people defend bad ideas - I’ve catalogued many of the ways this happens, including advice on prevention.
#39 - How to interview and hire people - An approach for getting the most out of a 60 minute interview.
#38 - How to pitch an idea - Here’s a short primer on how to pitch ideas and concepts to other people.
#37 - How to build a better web browser - Thoughts on how to improve on the current generation of web browsers.
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#35 - How to give and receive criticism - Here’s a short guide on both sides of feedback.
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#23 - How to run a design critique - Critique meetings are one way to make sure teammates are involved, while maintaining a high level of design dialogue and quality idea discussion.
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