Tag: ux design

This post tries to show that there’s good evidence the existing WCAG requirements for accessible contrast are overly simplistic. They do not take into account … Read more

Introduction We’ve just rolled out some changes to Site Editor which we hope will save editors a lot of time and effort adding images to … Read more

Making anything good to use has to take into account the needs and abilities of lots of people with different needs and abilities. Accessibility testing … Read more

The need for accessible websites Here are a few things to consider about accessibility: 15% of the world’s population have some form of disability. This … Read more

Until now we’ve aimed our web redesign project squarely at externally-focused marketing content. The consumers tend to be prospective students, parents, or other external users … Read more

The new theme has been designed to be responsive – it needs to look good on different screen sizes from mobile to desktop. It’s a … Read more

Most people who study or work at our university will have some form of active contact with us before coming here. It might be an … Read more

We did guerrilla user testing with 6 people ( 2x PhD, PGR, PGT and two graduate staff members) in the Library. We used the home, … Read more

We did guerrilla user testing with 10 people (8 students, a staff member and by chance a parent of a sport sciences student) in the … Read more

We’re working with schools to test out content and prepare for our new website editor. Earlier this year we launched a set of initial top-level … Read more