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Primary to tertiary button hierarchies

December 1, 2022
scribbled design notes and doodles around a primary, secondary, and tertiary interaction array of 3 buttons arranged in a row

Reading Time: 8 minutes Arrays of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary interactions are a familiar pattern. Does their content, taxonomic, and visual design assist or compound our experience?

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, information architecture, pat godfrey, UI, Universal Design

Including emphasis

November 11, 2022November 12, 2022
emphasis shouted from a megaphone

Reading Time: 5 minutes HTML offers a choice of emphasis for individual words and blocks of content. Let’s create an inclusive experience of emphasis beyond using an em tag.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

Inclusive nested list nomenclature

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
inclusive nested list nomenclature

Reading Time: 7 minutes The native HTML list nomenclature and a lack of punctuation are a barrier to some of our readers. A little CSS and JavaScript improves the inclusive experience.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

Fun image erections

October 27, 2022November 1, 2022
Fun image erections with the subject poster image shown erected and stood tri-folded folded

Reading Time: 4 minutes Browsing my favourite YouTube channels, I found an ideal lunchtime project. Online Tutorials featured a snatty CSS image erection effect. It made me think of a 4-fold flyer I created for an art show. It was ideal to play with.

Posted in delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design, wireframing

How do we make legalese accessible?

October 26, 2022December 20, 2022
Accessible legalese and the balance of law

Reading Time: 23 minutes Legalese and compliance copy is the pillar of trust when customers agree to our terms. It’s the specialist language of law. How do we make legalese accessible?

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, information architecture, pat godfrey, Personas, Universal Design

Pffft to embedding PDF inside HTML

October 24, 2022October 26, 2022
a censored pdf cartoon character behind a gaol door labelled iframe

Reading Time: 5 minutes Why embed a PDF inside our HTML? Isn’t it odd? Our digital medium is HTML. It’s a wonderful space offering accessibility, beauty, inclusion, and versatility.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Personas, Universal Design

An elephantine dislike for off-the-shelf CMS

October 20, 2022October 26, 2022
the fable of the elephant labelled div and the blind people searching for its identity

Reading Time: 4 minutes I dislike off-the-shelf content management systems (CMS). They allow anyone to publish content to the Web. That’s fantastic! If only you would deploy them accessibly!

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

When compliance fails to include pie (case study)

October 17, 2022December 14, 2022
two pie charts made into a confused frogs eyes

Reading Time: 22 minutes An accessibility engineer complied with WCAG SC 1.1.1 and broke 13 others. This case study closes the gaps between accessible and inclusive assessment design.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, pat godfrey, UI, Universal Design, wireframing

Divided over slashes

October 14, 2022October 26, 2022
divided over slashes

Reading Time: 6 minutes We should stop writing the “and/or” conjunction. Its visual meaning is ambiguous and the audible experience is horrible when announced as, “and slash or”. We can design an improved experience.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

Readability testing with ice cream

October 14, 2022October 26, 2022
ice cream readability and a child delighting when eating an ice cream cone

Reading Time: 2 minutes When specialised vocabulary exceeds a readability score of Grade 8, then replace it with something that doesn’t. I found the ideal phrase is, “ice cream”.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, UI, Universal Design

Golden Bullets

June 12, 2021October 26, 2022
Wanted - golden bullets western poster

Reading Time: 4 minutes Demonstrating an improved and inclusive UX of lists for visual and non-visual readers

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

Choose the right medicine

May 1, 2021October 26, 2022
Choose the right medicine from the following interactions: button, checkbox, or radio button

Reading Time: 5 minutes Thinking about those lozenge-shaped UI components designers use for filters and refer to as pills or capsules, and how to code them – properly.

Posted in A11y, pat godfrey, UI, Universal Design, UX

Happy Writing

April 23, 2021October 26, 2022
happy face writing happy

Reading Time: 2 minutes Replace your brand’s negativity with positivity. Words and phrases are as important to our users’ mood as your graphics. Happy writing!

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design

The ‘One day’ Award – Shortlist 2021

March 15, 2021October 26, 2022
ableism - One Day Award nominations 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute One Day everyone will know when their best visual design decision results in a poor content experience. In the meantime, let’s lament the loss of common sense.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, pat godfrey, Universal Design, UX

Altruistic Alternative Attributes

March 14, 2021October 26, 2022
altruistic-alternative-attributes

Reading Time: 5 minutes We must understand when to include an alt value and when so, what to include in and how to write that value. That’s not necessarily simple. It’s emotional.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, pat godfrey, Universal Design

Stupid Questions?

February 27, 2021October 26, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes There really is no such thing as a stupid question. Is there? <-- Yes. That was a stupid one.

Posted in Content strategy, Projects, research, UX leadership

Are Frameworks Evil?

February 5, 2021October 26, 2022
are frameworks evil?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Frameworks don’t need to be evil. Only their masters can make them that way?

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, pat godfrey, Universal Design, UX leadership, wireframing

Is HTML better than Markdown? Yes

January 17, 2021October 26, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes When we write web content in valid vanilla HTML, the Internet is a far more inclusive product. I argue to drop Markdown and write to, or into HTML.

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, information architecture, pat godfrey, Universal Design

An Edge of Dark Revenue Patterns

January 12, 2021October 26, 2022
an edge of dark revenue patterns

Reading Time: 4 minutes Microsoft Edge exemplifies a dark pattern designed to make revenue. Is it only a scam?

Posted in A11y, Content strategy, delightful UX, Universal Design, UX

Dog Poo is Accessible Too

January 10, 2021October 26, 2022
dog poop is accessible too

Reading Time: < 1 minute Just because it is accessible does not mean it is inclusive. Dog Poo is Accessible – you don’t want to wade thru it.

Posted in A11y, delightful UX, pat godfrey, UI, UX

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