Comments on: 8 Tips For Better Link Design http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/ The ultimate blog to Design vs Art Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:26:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Wakish http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3443 Wakish Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3443 Wonderful indeed! :) Wonderful indeed! :)

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3437 Alexis Brion Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:54:34 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3437 Hi fdog, You are right. But please let me give you a further explanation of what I meant. Imagine that you see a button that is a UK map picture (uk.png) that is pointing to a better map description or bigger picture (uk_cities.html). I find two advantages for the user if you place an alt= "See UK cities on the map" attribute; 1. Users having problems to distinguish what's on the little button will get an idea as they hover over with the mouse. 2. Users using a browser reader (for visually impaired) will get a description of the button (remember that in this example the button is an image). I think these points are good for the user in general, not only for the impaired. So, why not using it to help all users? Thank for comments! Alex Hi fdog,

You are right. But please let me give you a further explanation of what I meant. Imagine that you see a button that is a UK map picture (uk.png) that is pointing to a better map description or bigger picture (uk_cities.html). I find two advantages for the user if you place an alt= “See UK cities on the map” attribute;

1. Users having problems to distinguish what’s on the little button will get an idea as they hover over with the mouse.

2. Users using a browser reader (for visually impaired) will get a description of the button (remember that in this example the button is an image).

I think these points are good for the user in general, not only for the impaired. So, why not using it to help all users?

Thank for comments!

Alex

]]> By: fdog http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3435 fdog Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:17:36 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3435 That's not a correct use of "alt" attribute. Alt is used for accesabillity, not to give useful hints. That’s not a correct use of “alt” attribute. Alt is used for accesabillity, not to give useful hints.

]]> By: Alexis Brion http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3425 Alexis Brion Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:12:30 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3425 Hi Eli, I think your comment is very important, in fact, it's very important to make links look like "links". In my opinion users identify links easier when they are blue and underlined. Thank all for your comments! Alex Hi Eli,

I think your comment is very important, in fact, it’s very important to make links look like “links”. In my opinion users identify links easier when they are blue and underlined.

Thank all for your comments!

Alex

]]> By: Eli http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3423 Eli Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:27:54 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3423 I once read that a good way to make links stand out is by making them plain blue, like the links in the AdSense skyscraper in your sidebar. It's because blue links are/were the standard for so long, still is in the big search engines. Was my comment valid at all? :) I once read that a good way to make links stand out is by making them plain blue, like the links in the AdSense skyscraper in your sidebar. It’s because blue links are/were the standard for so long, still is in the big search engines. Was my comment valid at all? :)

]]> By: Niall Doherty http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3417 Niall Doherty Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:12:56 +0000 http://www.designvsart.com/blog/2008/03/03/8-tips-for-better-link-design/#comment-3417 Good list. I'd add one more... Always make it very clear if a link is going to open anything other than a web page. For example, mailto: links or links to PDF documents. Drives me crazy when these are lacking some visual clue. Nowadays I usually hover over the link and check the status bar before clicking. Good list. I’d add one more…

Always make it very clear if a link is going to open anything other than a web page. For example, mailto: links or links to PDF documents. Drives me crazy when these are lacking some visual clue. Nowadays I usually hover over the link and check the status bar before clicking.

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