Re: the Nielsen book (was: Modern Contemporary Web Site)

by MauraZebra(at)aol.com

Date:	Thu, 31 May 2001 08:03:52 EDT
To:	info(at)windyhilldesign.com, MauraZebra(at)aol.com
Cc:	macruimmon(at)earthlink.net, Isabel.Hay(at)icl.com, hwg-style(at)hwg.org
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In a message dated 5/31/01 7:47:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
hgquinn(at)attglobal.net writes:

<< There's no place to discuss
 page and site design issues, approaches, planning, managing the client when
 discussing design, etc.  IMHO, web graphic design is an area that's distinct 
from
 (though linked to) creating graphics for the web. >>

Site design is going to become increasingly hot where i work because of 
section 508 kicking in next month.  Everything new and upgraded is going to 
have to have to be handicapped accessible at 16 points on all work for the 
gov't and we are talking serious rework on some pages.  Plus we are arguing 
about what it actually means.   I don't do web work full time so I tend to 
KISS what I do but one full-time developer was close to weeping when he heard 
that all pages have to be intelligible WITHOUT stylesheets, without 
scripting, without Flash.  So now we have graphics AND usability AND 
accessibility joined at the hip - legally.  If folks don't mind, I'll throw 
what morsels i hear out here, unless this is seriously not the right place to 
post it.

MZ

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