Ever wonder how a website evolves from a sketch to an engaging user interface? Learn more about how the DesignHammer design process helps your website come to life.
The prestigious w3 Awards competition has recognized DesignHammer with a Silver Award following their collaborative project with world-leading dive safety association Divers Alert Network to consolidate three of their disparate web properties into one user-friendly WordPress website with an engaging theme and custom design.
November 11th is Usability Day, also known as "Make Things Easier Day", which begs the question: are we actually making things easier for people with disabilities? Recent surveys suggest no, not necessarily. Despite the best intentions of user experience designers and software developers, we are failing in our efforts to make software both accessible and usable for all.
DesignHammer and Ablr, an accessibility and inclusion company, participated in a well-attended panel during the recent Virtual UX Y'all Conference where they freely discussed concepts related to accessible web design and accessibility issues faced by the visual and hearing impaired today.
Providing website accessibility for the visual and hearing impaired is a task that organizations tend to classify as just some technical or legal requirements that have to be met. Some organizations don't even consider accessibility at all. For Global Accessibility Awareness Day today, we want to remind everybody that when you choose not to update your site to meet accessibility standards, you are not only excluding a number of potential consumers from accessing your site, you are missing out on the opportunity to assist real human beings in their fight for digital independence.
Effective web design first requires an objective evaluation of how well the proposed UX/UI will ultimately deliver organizational goals, aesthetic decisions should come second to this.