Humanising Technology

Liquid Layouts – The Decision

Alastair Campbell — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:32:43 +0000

Choosing a type of layout is one of those things in web design where flames are regularly thrown, so I'm putting on my best heat resistant suit and wading in. At Nomensa we have always used liquid layouts, as we looked at in part 1, liquid layouts have their advantages and disadvantages. This post explains why our policy on layouts has changed.

Screen Readers And WAI-ARIA Landmark Roles

Léonie Watson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:20 +0000

After my post about WAI-ARIA document landmark roles, someone asked me why they were so helpful to screen reader users. After all, don’t screen readers already provide shortcut keys for navigating through web pages? Quick navigation keys Well, yes they do. Most screen readers use a wide range of quick navigation keys that let you move [...]

Who should have the last word?

Simon Norris — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:56:58 +0000

In a recent article from the Timesonline aptly named Gordon Brown silences YouTube critics by disabling viewer comments the issue of comment disabling was again brought to my attention. So, after some further reading I came across an article on the Web Worker Daily by Georgina Laidlaw that tackles the subject intelligently. What are the reasons [...]

WAI-ARIA Document Landmark Roles

Léonie Watson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:43:06 +0000

The Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) specification defines a set of roles known as document landmarks. They can be used to programmatically identify key areas of content on a page, which means they can be interpreted by access technologies such as screen readers. Although the WAI-ARIA specification hasn’t been officially published yet, several screen readers have [...]

Accessible Twitter: Advancement through technology

Léonie Watson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:57:13 +0000

Ever wondered what “Vorsprung durch technik” means? If you remember the Audi adverts in the UK from the 1990s, you’ll know it stands for excellent design and precision engineering. It actually translates as “Advancement through technology”, a concept that neatly sums up Dennis Lembree’s work on Accessible Twitter. Accessible Twitter is a wonderful example of accessibility [...]

Liquid Layouts Explained – The Fold

Alastair Campbell — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:00:09 +0000

This is the first of two articles aimed at explaining screen resolution and liquid layouts for non-developers / designers. As part of that I'll cover what the fold is, why it shouldn't matter, but often does. With the next article I'll release a little presentation anyone can use to explain these concepts.

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Simon Norris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:11 +0000

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Humanising Technology

Simon Norris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:10:04 +0000

The Nomensa design philosophy and our commitment to making the web a better and more intuitive place for all of us.