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Why W3C validated code is not a norm?

Websites generally don’t render same in all browsers. Therefore, web designers generally need to code their webpage accordingly. But the problem still persists because none of the most popular WYSIWYG editors generate 100% W3C standard code. The newer the standards, the less likely the code will meet those standards. Dreamweaver produces the most correct code while Front Page is the worst of the lot because it been a Microsoft product   does the best job and Front Page the worst job. It’s not surprising that FrontPage, which is a Microsoft product, writes code almost exclusively for Internet Explorer. Hand coding does the job to a large extent but still not a guarantee as hard coding requires extensive knowledge of CSS standards.

Another problem is that a lot of the fancier and nicer features available are not universally supported by all web browsers. Many web designers choose to ignore the 35% of web surfers so they can implement the effects.

User Interface Design : 5 more websites to be bookmarked (Part-2)

Continuing on the post made last week.
List of another 5 websites essential for anybody interested in User Interface Design

6) www.usabilitycounts.com – User Experience, Usability, Information Architecture, Design, Usabilty, Usablity, Social Media, Social Networking

7) www.usableweb.com – Usable Web is a collection of 786 links and accompanying information about human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web

8 )  www.uie.com – A research, training and consulting firm that holds the annual User Interface Conference. The Articles section of their website hosts plenty of articles on the topic of User Interface design.

9) www.lukew.com/ff – Provides resources for digital product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on Web design, usability, interaction design and visual design.

10) www.useit.com – Research findings from many usability studies from 1994-2010. Regular Alertbox column + Web design guidelines. Conferences and training events.

User Interface Design : 5 websites to be bookmarked

As web technologies progress, webpages and web applications are becoming more responsive, providing us with more ways and techniques to interact with the users.
Here is a list of sites which deal with User interface design, user experience, user-centered design, usability, and everything with the goal of enhancing the user’s web experience.

1) www.boxesandarrows.com – Devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business.
2) www.uxmag.com – created to deliver a central place to discuss the critical disciplines that all enhance user experience.
3) www.uxmatters.com – web magazine about user experience matters, providing insights and inspiration for the user experience community
4) www.alistapart.com – Explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.
5) www.usabilitypost.com – Tips and insights into good design and usability




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