Category: Usability

  • Good Design

    Good design is subjective and can’t necessarily be measured. In the late 1970s, Dieter Rams attempted to express what he believed to be the most important principles for design. Here is a brief overview: 1. Good design is innovative Design is constantly evolving and part of that evolution is adapting to new technology. Technological innovations…

  • Accessible Custom Checkbox

    In an earlier post I explored custom styling of form selects. In this article I discuss how to make accessible custom checkboxes to match your interface styling. The same technique can be used for radios.

  • Lose My Number

    iOS has a handy built in feature: automatically sensing phone numbers and making them active links. When you touch them you get a dialog to make a call to that number. Unfortunately this can cause problem with your layout and your pages.