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This information is now incorporated into my weblog, Area 7.

Web Design Issues
The resources here focus on web design issues about which information architects should be informed.


Graphic Design and Layout
A flying menu attack can wound your navigation, via Lighthouse on the Web The Basics of Navigation, by Sean Timberlake via eFuse Conceptual Foundations, by Alan Richmond from the WDVL Design to Realistic Window Sizes, by marlene via eVolt Effective Web Writing, by Crawford Kilian via WebTechniques. End of Web Design, by Jakob Nielsen; The Beginning of Web Design, from statingtheobvious HTMHell: Style vs. Design, by Jeffrey Zeldman, via Adobe Plotting Your Course to Successful Navigation, by David Hauslaib via WebReview Real Things Design Guide, from IBM So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website? By M. Bernard & M. Mills, via Usability News Usability Experts are from Marx, Graphic Designers are from Venus, from A List Apart The WWW page-length debate, via RobotWisdom


Using Color
ColorMatters Cyphen Color Charts, Palettes & Theory Color FAQ Colorfield Photoshop color blindness simulation filters Color Charts and Color Wheels from artist Bill Murphy Death of the Websafe Color Palette? by David Lehn and Hadley Stern from Webmonkey Designing for People with Partial Sight and Color Deficiencies, by Aries Arditi, Ph.D, from Lighthouse Intl. Psychology of Color, from ColorDome The Red Queen Color Theory, by Bob Stein, from Digital Web Magazine Vischeck online color blindness simulator Web-Safe Swatch Collections from Visibone


Useful Web Statistics
Browserwatch Stats Infotech Trends (subscription services) Internet Stats International Web Stats from Nua Internet Surveys Just the Online Facts, Ma'am (statistics about journalist web use), via The Standard Macromedia Flash/Shockwave Stats MediaMetrix Netcraft Web Server Statistics The Right Tool for the Job, some stats from TheStandard.com Statistics Sites Collection from Elegant Hack Statmarket (subscription servics) WebSnapShot.com Web Traffic Logs: An Imperfect Resource for Evaluation, by Brian D. Davison of Rutgers