It seems my vintage posts were a lot better than what I post now - or so I think. Here is a trip down the memory lane, through what I think are the best posts of Nimbupani circa 2005 and earlier. A lot of what I have written are no longer in the "future" but still make an interesting read.
There is an interesting paper that is a set of observations on users who work with screen readers. Here are some of my notes:
The Nielsen Norman Group has made one of their reports Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities free for download. It is a great reasoned report on how and what the obstacles the handicapped encounter while using the web. I recommend you to download and read the report fully.
I took some notes and here are a few extracts I found really useful as a web designer.
Visit the new Singapore Public Library website first.
Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE) has got a slick new look - and proved that government websites and aesthetic usable designs, CAN go hand in hand. MoE's redesign now reminds me of how a government service should be: "Integrity. Service. Excellence." (Singapore Government's slogan). To know how bad (or good) a government website can be, lets compare it with the website of the Ministry of Information, Communication & the Arts (MICA)
Here is how they both look "above the fold":
Roger Johansson has yet again written an excellent article on how accessibility techniques are misused. And I just realised how pertinent that article is with regards to my note on accessibility in singapore websites.
This is simply my first attempt at Singlish Humor. Miserable Failure is the phrase. Partly arose from the very closet "registration only" policy at the Straits Times Interactive.
BBC got so many things to learn from us. British canno take care of own websites wan. We, at Straits Times, know how to oredi. If you are from BBC, listen and learn!