Why content is more important than code
…and what I don’t mean by that.
Tag: Accessibility
Pedestrian ways
Town planners in the mid-20th century faced a big problem. The advent of the motor car brought increased congestion and safety risks. Planners wrongly thought that separating pedestrians and vehicles on different levels was the solution. If you know where to look, you can still see remnants of this thinking.
The false paradox — accessibility and aesthetics
Accessibility and aesthetics are not in conflict, despite the claims of some.
Running themes from Scotland’s first accessibility conference
Accessibility Scotland was a high quality event with a diverse range of speakers. Find out what I took away from the event.
The Google accessibility tool that will improve mobile devices for everyone
Google wanted to fix mobile interfaces for people with motor impairments. But this new technology will benefit us all.
Why your emojis are getting lost in translation and what you can do about it
You’ve probably been using some emojis wrongly without realising it.
Why inclusive design benefits all your users
This first edition looks at why designers should take so-called edge cases seriously, to the benefit of all users.
Web developers need to shape up and declare war on webpage obesity
As an industry, web professionals have failed their users. It’s time to stop building bloated and inaccessible pages.
Colour
Concluding my look at the decisions I made while designing this website, this article looks at the issues surrounding colour.
HTML5 and web fonts
This series of posts will cover some of the decisions I have made while designing this website. This first article looks at the issues surrounding HTML5 and web fonts.