There is this fantastic book on usability written by Steve Krug called, Don’t Make Me Think. It’s not new, first released out all the way back in 2000. But if you have never read it, you should. Even if you have never really considered yourself a web designer. “Don’t Make Me Think!” Krug’s First Law […]
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Grandpa Henry’s Potato Leek Soup
I’m taking a sick day today. Picked up a case of strep throat at the end of last week that’s now hopefully working its way out of my system. But sick days are boring, and instead of streaming yet another movie or show, I thought I would share the recipe for my favorite soup. My […]
Accessibility is NOT a Checklist
It’s time to change how we think about accessibility. For just about half of my career I worked at company called Westat on a variety of different federal contracts. And when you work on federal contracts you quickly learn that every report destined to be shared publicly needs to be “508 compliant.“ At a certain […]
Your Report is a Website
It’s time to stop designing reports for that one person who one time printed and then, subsequently, read your report. For the vast majority of people, your report is a website. It is read using a digital device, connected to the internet, and served from someone else’s computer (a.k.a. a server probably owned by Amazon). […]
Alt Text in Canva
Remember how I said you couldn’t add alt text in Canva? Well, you can now! Transcript Hey, so you may already know that I am a huge fan of Canva. And I use it for all sorts of things from presentations to infographic design. And last year they came out with a web design tool. […]
What is Descript?
Have you ever heard of/used Descript? If not, you have now. It’s one part transcription too, one part easy to use video editor. What’s not to love? Links You can check out the tool for yourself at descript.com. Transcript ?Hey, so it’s Friday. So you know what that means? It’s Tool day. And today I […]