User Experience

  • ‘Write alt text like you’re talking to a friend‘ This article by Scott Vandehey has got to have the best instructions on writing alt text I have ever seen. A few takeaways: What are you waiting for? Go read it!

  • “Learn more” links

    The phrase is most dangerous when used alone because of its ambiguity and poor information scent. It creates uncertainty, because users don’t know what to expect if they click, I used to work with a dynamite content editor. The two of us would engage in a long and bloody war against the words ‘click here’…

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