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Design and Accessibility: Part XIII
Usability: Navigation & Info Stress II
In the previous Design and Accessibility article, Linda explored how Flickr and The Book of Cool used navigation on their home pages through compatible screen resolution, readability, visibility, content, and link structure. These two sites were chosen as they had won the 2006 Webby Awards for Navigation/Structure; however, Linda discovered that both sites neglected to use some usability and accessibility standards in their applications, omissions that could create navigation problems and info stress for some viewers. Now she goes past the homepages in both sites to explain what tools you can use to improve your site’s navigation and how you can avoid the use of what is known as “mystery meat navigation,” (MMN) or the “Where am I?” syndrome in your site construction.
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.