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Interesting Site: five second test

Usability testing is important for any web project that’s in the development or finishing phase. Sometimes, it can be costly but there are cheap alternatives! One (free) example I’d like to mention today is five second test – A simple online usability test.

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Questions for the Web Designer

I’ve always had a hard time trying to find a color scheme for a website. I find that Colourlovers is a great site to go to and I keep a copy of Jim Krause’s Color Index handy, as well. However, with all the choices I have in front of me, I still can’t find a color scheme I like. If I’m using an image for a layout, I usually try to use the colors found in that image. I think it kind of brings harmony if I do that.

Anyway, on to my questions for the web designers out there:

1. Where do you go to find color inspiration?
2. Do you ever have a mood in mind when choosing colors?
3. What color have you found you use the most?
4. What color schemes do you think that web designers should stay away from?

I don’t know if those are good questions to ask but I think it’ll get the ball rolling. So, answer away!

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Weborexia

I decided to take a little break from my re-designing and decided to talk about the new term “Weborexia”. I just learned about it here. Now, I’ve recognized this growing problem of skinny layouts and tiny text but I’ve never given it a name and I thought it was quite popular with a lot of kids who had personal websites. I never liked it and tried to stray from those kinds of layouts. I’ve recently learned about accessibility and the importance of it on the internet. I’m definitely siding with the people who are against Weborexia but I kind of understand why the people who are guilty of this epidemic are totally defending their bad design choices.

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