Web design usability check list

[burns]

Hi,

I looking for a web design/usuablity checklist that I can check my xhtml/css design against.
Just a set of rules or guidelines for good usability?

Thanks

[DDD]

use the w3c validators. AS far as UI design and engineering and usability studies that is a whole different animal. And cant be summed up in one post.

[simplistik]

use the w3c validators. AS far as UI design and engineering and usability studies that is a whole different animal. And cant be summed up in one post.

The W3C validators aren't really for usability or accessibility, it's more of a structural thing. If you want to check for those things you can goto:

http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en
http://www.cynthiasays.com/
or
http://www.loband.org/loband/main

TAW3 is hardcore tho, and you really should only develop for Priority 1, for quickness you can install the TAW3 addon for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1158

cynthiasays is for 508 compliance which you can read up on here: http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm

Loband basically strips all your CSS and will show you what a screen reader may see, it's not as hardcore as TAW3 but it still does a quick easy job.

[DDD]

yea what he said ^^

Good links sim.

[burns]

thanks for the replies.

I always use the w3c validators for CSS & XHTML.

I was talking more in regard to DTD's, Metatags etc, i.e. a kind of basic checklist that all good webpages should contain.

thanks again.

This is really cool, http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en although the error descriptions could be more descriptive.

[Shard]

thanks for the replies.

I always use the w3c validators for CSS & XHTML.

I was talking more in regard to DTD's, Metatags etc, i.e. a kind of basic checklist that all good webpages should contain.

thanks again.

This is really cool, http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en although the error descriptions could be more descriptive.

If you're using the Web Developer extension for FF you should have access to most of the 'structural' guideline links - but as for usability, try reading any of Nielsens books - http://nngroup.stores.yahoo.net/ecusexreppri1.html

Hope this helps

[simplistik]

thanks for the replies.

I always use the w3c validators for CSS & XHTML.

I was talking more in regard to DTD's, Metatags etc, i.e. a kind of basic checklist that all good webpages should contain.

thanks again.

This is really cool, http://www.tawdis.net/taw3/cms/en although the error descriptions could be more descriptive.
Oh so basically you're goin for SEO then ;) that's all you need to google and you should find you a world of references. I find the taw3 to be pretty descriptive, what did you see that you didn't think it described.