UX Blog » copywriting http://uxblog.co.uk The ux blog/tweet dump of User Experience specialist Barry Briggs Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:27:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Chester Zoo appoints Code Computerlove to drive digital forwardhttp://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/ http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 12:56:51 +0000 Barry http://uxblog.co.uk/2010/05/20/chester-zoo-appoints-code-comp/ Chester Zoo appoints Code Computerlove to drive digital forward

http://tinyurl.com/34opywf

(via @howdomedia)

Big #ux job at it’s core :)

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http://uxm.ag/c2

#ux (via @uxmag)

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http://is.gd/c8W4P

Full of jargon thats wrong for audience: “socially engineered malware”??

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http://bit.ly/a3Caeo

via @storytellin & @richardsedley

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http://is.gd/9dRKP

from @carsonified

Some great ideas to enhance the #ux

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http://bit.ly/8sOOy3 via @foviance

Very amusing & choc-full of valid points.

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It’s well written and makes some very good points. David also uses well-constructed sub-headings within the article to cleverly illustrate his point.

Original article: http://www.goodusability.co.uk/2008/10/sub-headers-are-navigation/

Using good sub-headers will help your users find the information they are looking for. It’s like navigation but without the clicking and the cool roll-over effects.

Summary

  • Sub-headers help users decide whether to stay
  • A good sub-header describes the text below it
  • Sub-headers help screen readers
  • Try writing your sub-headers first
  • Improve further with bold text

Original article: http://www.goodusability.co.uk/2008/10/sub-headers-are-navigation/

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