User experience design is a subset of the field of experience design which pertains to the creation of the architecture and interaction models which impact a user's perception of a device or system. The scope of the field is directed at affecting 'all aspects of the user’s interaction with the product: how it is perceived, learned, and used.'
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Build Custom Templates for Your Data-Driven Web Sites
Most developers dread dealing with HTML tables and cells to build their Web sites. For one thing, tables make it difficult to modify the site later or to change its appearance. Discover some basic techniques for writing Web sites that you can later re-skin by using templates during the site's initial creation. Also, learn why you should use data-driven techniques for your own Web sites.
Ramirez, Ken. IBM (2008). Articles>Web Design>Databases>SQL
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Build Up Links to Your Website
Link building is an essential part of any online marketing strategy. Learn how to in this article.
Moss, Trenton. Webcredible (2004). Design>Web Design>Marketing>Search Engine Optimization
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Build Web apps with ThinWire and Java code, Part 2: Using the SplitLayout Class
With ThinWire, an open-source development framework, you can build Web applications that look and feel like desktop applications. In this five-part series, you'll learn how to develop rich Web applications using ThinWire and Java. In Part 2, you learn to use the SplitLayout class in conjunction with your own layout management code to dynamically change the layout of a ThinWire GUI based on the current size of the Web browser window.
Baldwin, Richard G. IBM (2007). Design>Web Design>Server Side Includes>Java
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Architects call the concept of making choices that work best for the greatest number of people 'barrier-free design.' While no Web site—or building, for that matter—can be equally accessible to everyone, the intellectual shift from thinking of accessibility as an add-on can be liberating. There are plenty of good reasons for constructing your sites with as few barriers as possible.
Kuchinskas, Susan. New Architect (2002). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
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If you build it, they may or may not come. But if they do come and you've built it badly, they almost certainly won't come back. While it's immensely difficult to figure out what makes a user bookmark a site, usability is a critical factor. Despite this, most Web builders spend far too little time thinking about this aspect of site design.
Shafer, Dan. Builder.com (1998). Articles>Usability>Web Design
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Building a Bulletproof Contact Form with PHP
The humble contact form: It's the cornerstone of nearly every website, from the humble personal blog right up to the corporate megasite--and a billion small business sites in-between. In the early years of operating a website, we were happy to put our shiny new email address out there for anyone to mailto, but the rise of the spammer has made us justifiably wary of publicizing our contact details--enter the contact form.
Pennell, Matthew. Digital Web Magazine (2007). Design>Web Design>Forms>PHP
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Building a Database-Driven Web Site Using PHP and MySQL
A hands-on look at what's involved in building a database-driven Web site. We'll be using two new tools for this: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL relational database.
Yank, Kevin. MySQL (2004). Articles>Web Design>Server Side Includes>SQL
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Building a Dynamic Web Site: Separating Data From Display 
The principles discussed here are part of a general technique we refer to as "'DIDDS" (Dynamic Information Data Delivery System). This approach is useful for organizations or groups who want Web pages that can be changed quickly, easily and consistently by individuals unfamiliar with HTML. The key to this strategy-keeping data separate from display-involves a suite of customized CGI programs whereby data requested by a client is passed through a "display jilter" that attaches the HTh4L tags and generates the page "on the fly."
Murphy, Daniel J. STC Proceedings (1997). Presentations>Web Design
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Building a Home-Grown Knowledge Base: Don't Wait for the Resources—Build a Prototype
In this presentation, we will discuss why and how we came to build a knowledge base for the Computing Help Desk at MIT. We discuss MIT’s re-engineering effort and its impact on the various Help Desk groups who were brought together as a single team; how this centralizing of Help Desk services created a new requirement of getting useful, just-in-time knowledge to student consultants, and professional staff; and how that requirement helped us approach another goal of our re-engineered processes-helping our customers to help themselves. We then describe the tool we created and how we are using it.
Jones, Susan B. and Carol Wood. ACM SIGDOC (1998). Design>Information Design>Web Design
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Building a Metadata-Based Website
The online world has been flooded in recent years with talk of metadata, structured authoring, and cascading style sheets. The idea of a semantic web is gaining momentum. At the confluence of these two broad categories of activity, new models of websites are emerging.
Lider, Brett and Anca Mosoiu. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Design>Web Design>Information Design>Metadata
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Got some righteous digital pics that you want to display on your site? Todd shows you how to create a photo gallery using PHP.
Kennedy, Todd. Webmonkey (2001). Design>Web Design>Server Side Includes>PHP
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Managing a Web site project typically does not follow any clearly defined methods or standards of practice. Although there is a lot of 'how to build a site' information out there, very little on how to manage a Web project actually exists. But a project site could be just the answer you are looking for.
Leonard-Wilkinson, Theresa A. W-edge Design (2001). Design>Project Management>Web Design>Workflow
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Wilkinson explains how to use a project site to manage a Web site project.
Wilkinson, Theresa A. Intercom (2000). Design>Web Design>Collaboration
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Building a SQL Server 2005 Integration Services Package Using Visual Studio 2005
A comprehensive start from scratch and step-by-step approach to learn this important procedure. This illustrated article is your guide to SSIS designing.
Krishnaswamy, Jayaram. ASPAlliance (2006). Articles>Information Design>Web Design>SQL
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Building a Synonymous Search Index (Thesaurus)
The value of a thesaurus stems from the inherent problems of natural language indexing and searching. Different users define the same query using different terms. Document authors, indexers, and information architects describe the same concepts using different terms.
Morville, Peter. Semantic Studios (1999). Design>Web Design>Search
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Building a Truly World Wide Web: A Review of the Essentials of International Communication 
Though the Web knows no borders, linguistic, cultural, technological and legal barriers have confined most of the Web's growth to the United States. Only by addressing these challenges will Web authors reach a truly worldwide audience. This review of contemporary literature examines the current demographics of Web usage and the challenges these demographics reveal. Next, I describe some of the prevailing maxims guiding Web authors, and other technical communicators involved in the creation of World Wide Web content with the intent of reaching international audiences, and explain how and why these approaches are effective. Finally, I address contemporary thought on what can be achieved by making the World Wide Web a true international medium.
Arnold, Mitchell D. Technical Communication Online (1998). Articles>Web Design>International
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Building a Vision of Design Success
A common view of vision is that it's something handed down by a leader to the troops. When a redesign goes awry, the troops complain, 'There was no vision.' But the problem goes deeper than either scenario; the problem is that there was no shared vision.
Wodtke, Christina. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Design>Web Design>Management>Collaboration
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CSS and XHTML have given tables a pretty rough ride in recent times. Of course, this is the fault of just about all web developers who have at some point in their career used them for laying out page elements. This article is not about using tables for layout. It is about how to use tables to display information in an accessible manner.
Roberts, Tim. evolt (2002). Design>Web Design>Accessibility
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Building Accessible Websites: Serialization
Designers assume accessibility means a boring site, a myth borne out by oldschool accessibility advocates, whose hostility to visual appeal is barely suppressed. Neither camp has its head screwed on right. It's not either/or; it's both/and.
Clark, Joe. JoeClark.org (2002). Books>Web Design>Accessibility
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Building Block Definitions (Containers)
Dives into the components of the building block system. Each has a place in his design framework for dashboards and portals.
Lamantia, Joe. Boxes and Arrows (2007). Design>Web Design>Programming
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Building Hypermedia Information Systems That Work
The trend to online delivery of information means new challenges for developers. New skills must be learned. Developing a hypermedia information delivery system. Five steps are critical to the conversion process: (I) Determine spectjic system requirements. (2) Create a pzoject team with clearly assigned roles. (3) Develop an implementation plan. (4) Implement the Plan. (5) Update and maintain the system.
Williams, Travis W. and Stacey D. Hatley. STC Proceedings (1997). Design>Web Design>Hypertext
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Building Preloaders and Progress Bars in Macromedia Flash
One of the unique features of web content built with Macromedia Flash is the ability to control when and how the content loads. When loading a heavy HTML page, the user is usually stuck looking at a blank window until the content starts appearing. Flash allows for the creation of animated preloaders, which give the user precise information about the progress of the loading process. A simple rectangular progress bar or percentage indicator will do the job, but why stop there? A preloader should be given just as much love and consideration as the rest of the site content, especially on a site that is trying to evoke a mood, or create an immersive experience. If a preloader is engaging enough, the user won't mind waiting for content, and the time it takes to load will seem shorter. The preloader is the first element someone will see when visiting your site. You can make a good first impression by welcoming your visitors with a snappy preloader.
Hirsch, Joshua. Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Interactive>Flash
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Identifies the characteristics of poorly constructed Web sites.
Smart, Karl L. Intercom (2001). Design>Web Design
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Building Relationships With Personalization
Understanding what personalization is all about regarding potential customers. Variables that can affect how fast a relationship can be developed.
Allen, Cliff. Allen.com (2003). Design>Web Design>Personalization>CRM
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Building the Front End: Craft Intelligent and Intuitive Front Ends for Ajax Applications
With Ajax still one of the industry's hottest buzzwords, more and more applications are being built with Ajax technologies. However, it's not always easy to build a good application. This article focuses on how to build intuitive, easy-to-use Ajax-driven applications.
McLaughlin, Brett D. IBM (2007). Articles>Web Design>User Interface>Ajax
