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Evidence-based usability guidelines

Written by , published October 10th, 2002

Categorised under: Design & usability guidelines, Usability & user-centered design

A post on ia/ has drawn my attention to the truly excellent list of evidence-based usability guidelines provided by usability.gov. This is not just a public-sector approach, but a truly amazing set of resources for all web designers. The following categories are covered:

  • Design process
  • Design considerations
  • Content/content organisation
  • Titles/headings
  • Page length
  • Page layout
  • Font/text size
  • Reading and scanning
  • Links
  • Graphics
  • Search
  • Navigation
  • Software/hardware
  • Accessibility