On Monday October 8, I gave a talk at edUI Conf about accessibility, as one is wont to do. (I had a fantastic time and I strongly recommend this conference to anyone who’s working on the web for a university, library, museum, etc.) At the end of the talk during the Q&A, an audience member … Continue reading “To whom does the burden fall?”

When we were much younger people, my cousin ran into some engine problems with her car. I asked where she was going for repairs, and she said, “Oh, I’ll probably take it to the Sturdy Girls.” The Sturdy Girls, it turned out, were a group of friends that had all, for one reason or another, … Continue reading “The Sturdy Designer”

I work with a lot of folks who are new to information architecture, and I’ve answered a lot of “but where do the controls go?” questions lately. There is a definite sense of directionality to interfaces, and understanding the expected direction that the user moves through the page helps you determine how to control the … Continue reading “Back to Basics: Directionality in progressive disclosure”