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+++ WEB DESIGN UPDATE.
- Volume 26, Issue 32, February 4, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 32 CONTENTS.
SECTION ONE: New references.
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
New links in these categories:
01: ACCESSIBILITY.
02: BOOKS.
03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
04: COLOR.
05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
06: EVENTS.
07: HTML.
08: JAVASCRIPT.
09: MISCELLANEOUS.
10: NAVIGATION.
11: TOOLS.
12: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
13: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Headings (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to write, design, and implement accessible headings that are easy to perceive and understand for everyone. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfFvBs0WcPk
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Images (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to ensure that images on websites are easy to perceive and flow logically with the rest of the content. Also, discover the importance of clear and accurate text descriptions. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-sZV82tq3E
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Buttons (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn what makes buttons easy to understand, identify, and activate for everyone, including people who use a keyboard, screen readers and other assistive technology. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oahg1TbDi8
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Buttons (Form Fields)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to design and build forms that everyone can fill in with ease. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj6wCUyGx0o
How an Accessibility Designer Adds Keyboard Shortcuts to a Web App
By Eric W. Bailey.
"This is another window into the sometimes unglamorous-yet-vital tasks that being an accessibility designer demands…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-an-accessibility-designer-adds-keyboard-shortcuts-to-a-web-app/
"WCAG Is Difficult to Read, Don't Read It" is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
By Eric Eggert.
"…reading WCAG, and then proceeding to understanding it, is essential despite its difficulty…"
https://yatil.net/blog/wcag-is-difficult-to-read-dont-read-it-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy
Please Do Not Use Auto-Scrolling Content on the Web and in Applications
By Bogdan Cerovac.
"Perhaps well-intended, the auto-scrolling content can be a real nightmare for multiple groups of users…"
https://cerovac.com/a11y/2026/01/please-do-not-use-auto-scrolling-content-on-the-web-and-in-applications/
How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction
By Patrick Sturdivant.
"In order to write appropriate alt text, you need to understand who you're writing the alt text for and the purpose of the image…"
https://www.deque.com/blog/great-alt-text-introduction/
6 Ways to Set Better Content Accessibility Goals in 2026
By Vision Australia.
"This article explores 6 ways to set content accessibility goals using motivation researcher Ayelet Fishbach's evidence-based principles. It covers framing goals around identity rather than outcomes, choosing approach goals over avoidance goals, building in flexibility, breaking goals into shorter timeframes, celebrating progress, and making accessibility work enjoyable, demonstrating how these strategies create lasting change in content accessibility practices."
https://www.digitalaccesstraining.com/pages/articles?p=6-ways-to-set-better-content-accessibility-goals-in-2026
TPAC 2025 Interviews: Diversity and Inclusion (Video)
By The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
"We interviewed a few recipients of the TPAC 2025 inclusion fund and invited expert fund and asked them what diversity and inclusion mean to them, why diversity and inclusion are important for W3C, and what was their main TPAC 2025 takeaway…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOWAU4FZCA0
January 2026 A11y Book Club Meeting with Author Q and A (Video)
By A11y Book Club.
"Q&A with Reginé Gilbert on her book, Inclusive Design for a Digital World."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jmepq6C8wg
Economics of Accessibility in Consumption
By Matthew W. Thomas.
"…A market does not distinguish between a customer who cannot do something and a customer who chooses not to. to. The Math is unaffected. Most everyone would want these two situations to be treated differently, but a market will not do this without intervention…"
https://www.matthewthom.as/blog/economics-of-accessibility-consumption/
+02: BOOKS.
* Kalbag, Laura. Accessibility for Everyone, Morgan Kaufmann, 2017.
Now available online at no charge.
https://accessibilityforeveryone.site/
+03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover
By Theresa O'Connor.
"…I spent some time over the last couple of weekends making a long list of books look like, well, books…"
https://tess.oconnor.cx/2026/01/library
+04: COLOR.
The Psychology of Color in UI/UX Design
By Upeksha Sandeepani.
"What if the colors on your screen are doing more than just looking pretty? When you open an app, the first thing that hits you is color. But color isn't decoration; it's a psychological tool quietly shaping how you think, feel, and act. Discover how brand colors forge emotional connections and why designing for the 8% who see color differently matters…"
https://uxmag.com/articles/the-psychology-of-color-in-ui-ux-design
+05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Including People with Disabilities in Usability Testing (Video)
By Knowbility.
"This webinar, presented by Sharron Rush (Executive Director of Knowbility) and Jane Schurick (UX Researcher), focuses on the practical and ethical necessity of including people with disabilities in usability studies…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kyUKxkNGFs
Validate Your Visual Design: 6 Methods (Video)
By Megan Brown.
"Test your site's visual design using these 6 methods: 5-second test, first-click test, preference testing, visual design questions after usability testing, eyetracking, and A/B testing…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4mtlqURXTE
Don't Outsource Analysis to AI (Video)
By Maria Rosala.
"When you outsource your analysis to AI, you risk more than just bad insights - you risk your credibility. Learn 4 reasons why relying on AI for qualitative analysis can backfire and why critical thinking still matters…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktMVQWdes8Y
UX-Lite Sample Sizes for Comparison to a Benchmark
By Jim Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"…In this article, we demonstrate how to compute the right sample size for comparing UX-Lite scores to a benchmark by controlling the size of the critical difference (i.e., the desired level of precision, specifically, the smallest difference you need to be able to reliably detect)…"
https://measuringu.com/ux-lite-sample-sizes-for-comparison-to-a-benchmark/
+06: EVENTS.
How to Build Accessible Digital Tools-Together: Community-Controlled Free/Libre Open Source for Justice and Inclusion
February 11, 2026.
Online
https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/webinar/a16IV00000BL6orYAD/wbn0285
Making Digital Documents Accessible: Practical Steps for Inclusive Design with Samantha Merrett
February 17, 2026.
Online
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8717691992759/WN_WMBO7v0mR8-ur6VN2p02Vw#/registration
Totally Listening: Using a Total Communication Approach
March 3, 2026.
Online and New York, New York U.S.A.
https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/312848566/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events
UXDX USA 2026
May 11-13, 2026.
Online and New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://www.uxdx.com/usa/2026/
+07: HTML.
Repeatable Form Fields Made Simple
By Aaron Gustafson.
"Sometimes you need users to provide multiple instances of the same information-multiple email addresses, phone numbers, team members, or emergency contacts…"
https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/repeatable-form-fields-made-simple/
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element
By Zell Liew.
"I was building a Modal component that uses the <dialog> element's showModal method. While testing the component, I discovered I could tab out of the <dialog> (in modal mode) and onto the address bar…"
https://css-tricks.com/there-is-no-need-to-trap-focus-on-a-dialog-element/
This is Frustrating (Re: There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element)
By Adrian Roselli.
"…because the unnamed people advising that were wrong. It confuses trapping page focus in a modal to blocking users from using the rest of their browser. Also, ugh APG…"
https://toot.cafe/@aardrian/115964169434609193
AI Content Disclosure for HTML (Proposal)
By David E. Weekly.
"Web pages increasingly contain text produced with varying degrees of AI involvement - from light AI-assisted editing to fully autonomous generation. There is currently no standard HTML mechanism for authors to disclose AI involvement at element-level granularity within a page. This explainer proposes an ai-disclosure HTML attribute and a companion <meta name="ai-disclosure"> tag, enabling authors to declare the degree of AI involvement in any section of a web page…"
https://github.com/dweekly/ai-content-disclosure
+09: MISCELLANEOUS.
The AI Productivity Paradox (Hat Tip Alastair Campbell)
By Casey Newton.
"…Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?…when they use AI tools, completing tasks takes them 19 percent longer than when they go without. That was surprising enough. But the real twist is that when these same developers were asked what AI had done for them, they reported that it had sped them up by 20 percent…"
https://www.platformer.news/ai-productivity-paradox-metr-pwc-workday/
+10: NAVIGATION.
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Links (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"n this video, learn how to create links that are clear, easy to identify, and work well for people who use a keyboard and other assistive technology. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPClA5GeYG8
How AI is Redefining the Way We Find Content
By Tiny Lesson.
"The way people find information online is changing fast. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming a core part of how users discover content, your content needs to work harder and smarter to be seen.…"
https://clearleft.com/thinking/how-ai-is-redefining-the-way-we-find-content
+11: TOOLS.
Free & Secure Closed Caption Converter
By Recap Innovations.
"Convert caption files between SRT, VTT, DOCX, and TXT formats entirely in your browser. Perfect for institutions with strict privacy requirements…"
https://recap-innovations.com/caption-converter/
+12: USABILITY.
Death to Scroll Fade!
By David Bushell.
"…It takes a lot of effort. Who is willing to adequately test it? You have to plan this stuff from day one. Plan the entire website architecture around it. Or just say NO! Death to scroll fade!"
https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade
The Next Decade of UX: Why Psychology Matters More Than Ever with Thomas Watkins (Video)
By Therese Fessenden.
"Therese Fessenden talks with design psychologist and product strategist Thomas Watkins (host of The Design Psychologist and Product-Led Growth Leaders) about why understanding the human mind is still a true superpower for designers, researchers, and product teams…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLqGgw8Zlaw
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+13: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
Accessibility Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html
Association Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html
Book Listings.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html
Cascading Style Sheets Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html
Color Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html
Drupal Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html
Evaluation & Testing Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html
Event Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html
HTML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html
Information Architecture Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html
JavaScript Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html
Miscellaneous Web Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html
Navigation Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html
PHP Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html
Sites & Blogs Listing.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html
Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html
Tool Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html
Typography Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html
Usability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html
WebWaste & Sustainability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html
XML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html
[Section two ends.]
++END NOTES.
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Laura L. Carlson
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University of Minnesota Duluth
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[Issue ends.]
- Volume 26, Issue 32, February 4, 2026.
An email newsletter to distribute news and information about web design and development.
++ISSUE 32 CONTENTS.
SECTION ONE: New references.
What's new at the Web Design Reference site?
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
New links in these categories:
01: ACCESSIBILITY.
02: BOOKS.
03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
04: COLOR.
05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
06: EVENTS.
07: HTML.
08: JAVASCRIPT.
09: MISCELLANEOUS.
10: NAVIGATION.
11: TOOLS.
12: USABILITY.
SECTION TWO:
13: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
[Contents ends.]
++ SECTION ONE: New references.
+01: ACCESSIBILITY.
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Headings (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to write, design, and implement accessible headings that are easy to perceive and understand for everyone. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfFvBs0WcPk
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Images (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to ensure that images on websites are easy to perceive and flow logically with the rest of the content. Also, discover the importance of clear and accurate text descriptions. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-sZV82tq3E
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Buttons (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn what makes buttons easy to understand, identify, and activate for everyone, including people who use a keyboard, screen readers and other assistive technology. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oahg1TbDi8
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Buttons (Form Fields)
By TetraLogical.
"In this video, learn how to design and build forms that everyone can fill in with ease. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj6wCUyGx0o
How an Accessibility Designer Adds Keyboard Shortcuts to a Web App
By Eric W. Bailey.
"This is another window into the sometimes unglamorous-yet-vital tasks that being an accessibility designer demands…"
https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-an-accessibility-designer-adds-keyboard-shortcuts-to-a-web-app/
"WCAG Is Difficult to Read, Don't Read It" is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
By Eric Eggert.
"…reading WCAG, and then proceeding to understanding it, is essential despite its difficulty…"
https://yatil.net/blog/wcag-is-difficult-to-read-dont-read-it-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy
Please Do Not Use Auto-Scrolling Content on the Web and in Applications
By Bogdan Cerovac.
"Perhaps well-intended, the auto-scrolling content can be a real nightmare for multiple groups of users…"
https://cerovac.com/a11y/2026/01/please-do-not-use-auto-scrolling-content-on-the-web-and-in-applications/
How to Design Great Alt Text: An Introduction
By Patrick Sturdivant.
"In order to write appropriate alt text, you need to understand who you're writing the alt text for and the purpose of the image…"
https://www.deque.com/blog/great-alt-text-introduction/
6 Ways to Set Better Content Accessibility Goals in 2026
By Vision Australia.
"This article explores 6 ways to set content accessibility goals using motivation researcher Ayelet Fishbach's evidence-based principles. It covers framing goals around identity rather than outcomes, choosing approach goals over avoidance goals, building in flexibility, breaking goals into shorter timeframes, celebrating progress, and making accessibility work enjoyable, demonstrating how these strategies create lasting change in content accessibility practices."
https://www.digitalaccesstraining.com/pages/articles?p=6-ways-to-set-better-content-accessibility-goals-in-2026
TPAC 2025 Interviews: Diversity and Inclusion (Video)
By The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
"We interviewed a few recipients of the TPAC 2025 inclusion fund and invited expert fund and asked them what diversity and inclusion mean to them, why diversity and inclusion are important for W3C, and what was their main TPAC 2025 takeaway…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOWAU4FZCA0
January 2026 A11y Book Club Meeting with Author Q and A (Video)
By A11y Book Club.
"Q&A with Reginé Gilbert on her book, Inclusive Design for a Digital World."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jmepq6C8wg
Economics of Accessibility in Consumption
By Matthew W. Thomas.
"…A market does not distinguish between a customer who cannot do something and a customer who chooses not to. to. The Math is unaffected. Most everyone would want these two situations to be treated differently, but a market will not do this without intervention…"
https://www.matthewthom.as/blog/economics-of-accessibility-consumption/
+02: BOOKS.
* Kalbag, Laura. Accessibility for Everyone, Morgan Kaufmann, 2017.
Now available online at no charge.
https://accessibilityforeveryone.site/
+03: CASCADING STYLE SHEETS.
Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover
By Theresa O'Connor.
"…I spent some time over the last couple of weekends making a long list of books look like, well, books…"
https://tess.oconnor.cx/2026/01/library
+04: COLOR.
The Psychology of Color in UI/UX Design
By Upeksha Sandeepani.
"What if the colors on your screen are doing more than just looking pretty? When you open an app, the first thing that hits you is color. But color isn't decoration; it's a psychological tool quietly shaping how you think, feel, and act. Discover how brand colors forge emotional connections and why designing for the 8% who see color differently matters…"
https://uxmag.com/articles/the-psychology-of-color-in-ui-ux-design
+05: EVALUATION & TESTING.
Including People with Disabilities in Usability Testing (Video)
By Knowbility.
"This webinar, presented by Sharron Rush (Executive Director of Knowbility) and Jane Schurick (UX Researcher), focuses on the practical and ethical necessity of including people with disabilities in usability studies…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kyUKxkNGFs
Validate Your Visual Design: 6 Methods (Video)
By Megan Brown.
"Test your site's visual design using these 6 methods: 5-second test, first-click test, preference testing, visual design questions after usability testing, eyetracking, and A/B testing…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4mtlqURXTE
Don't Outsource Analysis to AI (Video)
By Maria Rosala.
"When you outsource your analysis to AI, you risk more than just bad insights - you risk your credibility. Learn 4 reasons why relying on AI for qualitative analysis can backfire and why critical thinking still matters…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktMVQWdes8Y
UX-Lite Sample Sizes for Comparison to a Benchmark
By Jim Lewis and Jeff Sauro.
"…In this article, we demonstrate how to compute the right sample size for comparing UX-Lite scores to a benchmark by controlling the size of the critical difference (i.e., the desired level of precision, specifically, the smallest difference you need to be able to reliably detect)…"
https://measuringu.com/ux-lite-sample-sizes-for-comparison-to-a-benchmark/
+06: EVENTS.
How to Build Accessible Digital Tools-Together: Community-Controlled Free/Libre Open Source for Justice and Inclusion
February 11, 2026.
Online
https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/webinar/a16IV00000BL6orYAD/wbn0285
Making Digital Documents Accessible: Practical Steps for Inclusive Design with Samantha Merrett
February 17, 2026.
Online
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8717691992759/WN_WMBO7v0mR8-ur6VN2p02Vw#/registration
Totally Listening: Using a Total Communication Approach
March 3, 2026.
Online and New York, New York U.S.A.
https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/312848566/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events
UXDX USA 2026
May 11-13, 2026.
Online and New York, New York, U.S.A.
https://www.uxdx.com/usa/2026/
+07: HTML.
Repeatable Form Fields Made Simple
By Aaron Gustafson.
"Sometimes you need users to provide multiple instances of the same information-multiple email addresses, phone numbers, team members, or emergency contacts…"
https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/repeatable-form-fields-made-simple/
There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element
By Zell Liew.
"I was building a Modal component that uses the <dialog> element's showModal method. While testing the component, I discovered I could tab out of the <dialog> (in modal mode) and onto the address bar…"
https://css-tricks.com/there-is-no-need-to-trap-focus-on-a-dialog-element/
This is Frustrating (Re: There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element)
By Adrian Roselli.
"…because the unnamed people advising that were wrong. It confuses trapping page focus in a modal to blocking users from using the rest of their browser. Also, ugh APG…"
https://toot.cafe/@aardrian/115964169434609193
AI Content Disclosure for HTML (Proposal)
By David E. Weekly.
"Web pages increasingly contain text produced with varying degrees of AI involvement - from light AI-assisted editing to fully autonomous generation. There is currently no standard HTML mechanism for authors to disclose AI involvement at element-level granularity within a page. This explainer proposes an ai-disclosure HTML attribute and a companion <meta name="ai-disclosure"> tag, enabling authors to declare the degree of AI involvement in any section of a web page…"
https://github.com/dweekly/ai-content-disclosure
+09: MISCELLANEOUS.
The AI Productivity Paradox (Hat Tip Alastair Campbell)
By Casey Newton.
"…Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?…when they use AI tools, completing tasks takes them 19 percent longer than when they go without. That was surprising enough. But the real twist is that when these same developers were asked what AI had done for them, they reported that it had sped them up by 20 percent…"
https://www.platformer.news/ai-productivity-paradox-metr-pwc-workday/
+10: NAVIGATION.
Accessible Building Blocks for Web: Links (Video)
By TetraLogical.
"n this video, learn how to create links that are clear, easy to identify, and work well for people who use a keyboard and other assistive technology. By applying accessibility considerations to the building blocks of your web content you can create digital products that everyone can use."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPClA5GeYG8
How AI is Redefining the Way We Find Content
By Tiny Lesson.
"The way people find information online is changing fast. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming a core part of how users discover content, your content needs to work harder and smarter to be seen.…"
https://clearleft.com/thinking/how-ai-is-redefining-the-way-we-find-content
+11: TOOLS.
Free & Secure Closed Caption Converter
By Recap Innovations.
"Convert caption files between SRT, VTT, DOCX, and TXT formats entirely in your browser. Perfect for institutions with strict privacy requirements…"
https://recap-innovations.com/caption-converter/
+12: USABILITY.
Death to Scroll Fade!
By David Bushell.
"…It takes a lot of effort. Who is willing to adequately test it? You have to plan this stuff from day one. Plan the entire website architecture around it. Or just say NO! Death to scroll fade!"
https://dbushell.com/2026/01/09/death-to-scroll-fade
The Next Decade of UX: Why Psychology Matters More Than Ever with Thomas Watkins (Video)
By Therese Fessenden.
"Therese Fessenden talks with design psychologist and product strategist Thomas Watkins (host of The Design Psychologist and Product-Led Growth Leaders) about why understanding the human mind is still a true superpower for designers, researchers, and product teams…"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLqGgw8Zlaw
[Section one ends.]
++ SECTION TWO:
+13: What Can You Find at the Web Design Reference Site?
Accessibility Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/accessibility.html
Association Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/associations.html
Book Listings.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/books.html
Cascading Style Sheets Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/css.html
Color Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/color.html
Drupal Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/drupal.html
Evaluation & Testing Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/testing.html
Event Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/events.html
HTML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/html.html
Information Architecture Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/architecture.html
JavaScript Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/javascript.html
Miscellaneous Web Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/misc.html
Navigation Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/navigation.html
PHP Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/php.html
Sites & Blogs Listing.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/sites.html
Standards, Guidelines & Pattern Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/standards.html
Tool Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/tools.html
Typography Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/type.html
Usability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/usability.html
WebWaste & Sustainability Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/webwaste.html
XML Information.
https://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/xml.html
[Section two ends.]
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Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
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Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
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Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009
http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/
W3C Invited Expert
Accessibility Guidelines Working Group
https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/ag/participants
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