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Articles & Discussion



2009 Articles & Discussion

Aesthetics & Perceptions

June

The Impact of Aesthetics on Attitudes Towards Web sites - A user’s perception of a Web site can evoke a wide range of emotions and attitudes. These emotions and perceptions impact the user’s attitude towards the Web site’s content, advertised products, company, credibility and site usability.



2008 Newsletters

Aging

 

December

Web Usability and Aging - people over the age of 65 represent the fastest growing demographic. Knowing limitations due to the aging process should be taken into user design consideration.

Forms

 

April

Creating Usable Online Forms - forms can be frustrating for everyone and creating user-friendly forms can be a real challenge.