US puts out Researched Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines | drupal.org: "I came across an article in Government Computer News, a US magazine that targets the government sector. The article dealt with a 292 page report on web design and usability. See article at http://www.gcn.com/print/26_14/44474-1.html?topic=techreport. This report should be of interest to anyone who is designing an redesigning a website including drupal.org.
You might be asking, what's different about the report? The big difference is that for each recommendation it examines the relevant scientific evidence and studies that support the recommendation. That in itself is valuable imho.
The document is free, viewable online by chapter, downloadalbe (192 MB PDF file), or you can order a paper copy (See http://www.usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines.html)"
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