Clearing Default Styles in CSS

Posted: 13th August 2010 by jeshra in CSS

Before Starting our CSS code , it is a good practice to nullify the default styles.So we can give our own styles to the site.And also there will be no any other further problems.The following code is use to nullify major default styles in css.

html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var,
dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
fieldset, form, label, legend,
table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
outline: 0;
font-weight: inherit;
font-style: inherit;
font-size: 100%;
font-family: inherit;
vertical-align: baseline;
}
/* remember to define focus styles! */
:focus {
outline: 0;
}
body {
line-height: 1;
color: black;
background: white;
}
ol, ul {
list-style: none;
}
/* tables still need ‘cellspacing=”0″‘ in the markup */
table {
border-collapse: separate;
border-spacing: 0;
}
caption, th, td {
text-align: left;
font-weight: normal;
}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after,
q:before, q:after {
content: “”;
}
blockquote, q {
quotes: “” “”;
}

Reading user-concious decisions

Posted: 13th August 2010 by jeshra in usability
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User Experience Design may be a large and complex field, but making user-concious decisions does not require years of study.

There are a few basic ideas that will help you understand how a new user will approach a website:

  1. Users aren’t mind readers. They do not know instinctively where to look for certain content around a website. You must guide them where you want them to go.
  2. You are not the user. Especially when making creative decisions, think to yourself: Will everyone else understand what I’m trying to communicate here? This is especially true with labels. A User trying to get in touch with you would instantly understand a link that says “Contact”, but may never think to click “More Information”.
  3. Too many choices can be a bad thing. Think about how you use websites—you almost never read every page on a website so that you know everything about the site. Instead, you make impulsive decisions based on what you’re looking for. If there are too many options/links/or even if there’s too much content to sift through, a user will have trouble finding what they need.
  4. It doesn’t matter how pretty something is if it’s not useful. New designers tend to build flashy websites that lack substance or are hard to use. Making something pretty isn’t a crime so long as it doesn’t take away from how useful a site is.

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Posted: 13th August 2010 by jeshra in web hosting
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Usability For Designers

Posted: 12th August 2010 by jeshra in usability
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Hi ,i recently read a bolg which says about usability factors that a web designer should know.it helped me a lot to do my project.I m sharing some points which i thought to be more helpful

Web Design and Usability Tips

  • Response or load time for a website is fairly important. If your site is slow, visitors are likely to go away and it will also be difficult for them to learn new or foreign concepts.
  • Remove the ‘homepage‘ link on the homepage because it can increase navigational confusion. This will make the user doubt that the homepage is indeed the actual homepage.
  • Follow conventions for web design (“blue for hypertext links“) This will allow site visitors to mainly focus on your content instead of using their mental power to learn how to use your website.
  • Fluffy flash designs that do not support real user needs are not recommended because they weaken usability.
  • Splash screens are not useful because it gives the first impression that a website is more concerned with its own image than other user’s problems. Websites need to communicate respect for the user’s time.

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