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The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn't restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all.

optimal usable web design

optimal web design

Designing a website that takes into account the human element requires both an understanding of our nature as well as our physiological limitations. Usable websites incorporate human tendencies and limitation into its overall design. The questions below are meant to address some of the more important human factors concerns in the design and building of usable websites.

A good summary of all of the research and conclusions that have been found so far. However, the final decision on usability is in the mind of the user. Therefore, there are as many “right” answers as there are people in the world. You should use these more as guidelines than laws.

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