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#169 2005-07-19 19:50:31
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
How about for judging:
- Design / color use / typography
- Code beautification / validation
- Use of Textpattern in unique and original ways
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#170 2005-07-19 19:55:12
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Accessibility, and usability, are very, very important too.
The first one understood as “I can’t use my arms, how can I browse” and so on ; the second one understood as “I surf with a 2000×1500 screen, I want it used” and so on.
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#171 2005-07-20 08:15:06
- alexandra
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Great suggestions. If i throw them all together we get:
Design
+ Composition
+ Colorscheme
+ Typography
+ Originality
Code
+ Validation
+ Accessibility
+ Usability
What you think?
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#172 2005-07-20 15:33:42
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
A 50/50 split of 100 points:
Design (50) split up:
Composition:10
Color scheme: 10
Typography: 10
Originality: 20
Code (50) split up:
Validation (required??): 20
Accessibility: 20
Usability (what is this? Readability?): 10
This puts a focus on originality and clean, delicious code without forgetting the basics of design and readible code.
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#173 2005-07-20 17:41:11
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Usability should be in the design, not in the code. Usability is exactly what it means…the usability of the website (for exemple…that a visitor don’t have to search for everything, but that the site is clear). Hmm… I can’t get it explained clear in English :P, maybe someone else can.
I think you should have:
Design (50)
…
Code (40)
…
Usability (10)
…
Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 17:41:46)
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#174 2005-07-20 17:50:07
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Good call. I like that, too.
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#175 2005-07-20 18:49:44
- alexandra
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
I am not sure if we can realy judge on Usability. Usually usability is meassured or extensively tested.
Usability Testing on WIKIPEDIA
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#176 2005-07-20 18:50:10
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Hmm, after thinking, maybe the Usability must have at least 20 points, because it is a quite important factor.
So what about 20 for usability and the 30 for the code section, in stead of 40?
Edit (after readings alexandra’s post): Aren’t there guidelinnes for usability? I’ve read a dutch book where it gave some guidelines. Let’s google
Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 18:54:48)
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#177 2005-07-20 18:53:59
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
> alexandra wrote:
> I am not sure if we can realy judge on Usability. Usually usability is meassured or extensively tested.
Usability Testing on WIKIPEDIA
We’ve got to test usability. It’s more subjective than anything, but so is design. I agree with JoeyNL (above) that says we should probably give it more points.
Last edited by JeffClark (2005-07-20 18:54:23)
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#178 2005-07-20 18:58:09
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
@Jeff
you mix Accessibility and Usability. Usability is not subjective and can not be treated as such.
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#179 2005-07-20 19:02:13
Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
Good call. You’re right.
Then let’s change the word ‘usability’ to ‘accessibility’ in the points.
Bingo. We’re in.
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#180 2005-07-20 19:05:11
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Re: TXP Template Contest : Starting a Pledge ! Will you sign up ?
But I was talking about usability :P… hmm well just give usability 10 points and I’m happy :P … It has to be judged I think
Last edited by JoeyNL (2005-07-20 19:05:20)
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