In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn how UX researchers can become leaders, find out how to volunteer for the first WP Accessibility Day, discover a new high-quality design resource site, and more. Continue reading August 28, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News
Takeaways from Accessibility & Inclusive Design: A Designer’s Field Guide
In his Accessibility & Inclusive Design: a Designer’s Field Guide online presentation at last week’s Aquent Summer Camp, Rob Huddleston, Design Director at Capital One, gave an overview of accessibility design basics.
Huddleston discussed the importance of inclusive design as he provided practical tips on how designers and product owners can deliver accessible services and products.
He recommended designers think about accessibility and inclusive design as a best practice.
Here are my takeaways from his presentation. Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility & Inclusive Design: A Designer’s Field Guide
WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print
Imagine you’re a business owner with a WordPress site you’ve had for over a dozen years.
You’re slowly winding down your business, with plans to close it in the near future.
But you want to keep your site up and running for a while longer.
You’ve moved to managed WordPress hosting so you don’t have to worry about WordPress updates.
You haven’t changed your custom theme in over five years. And you haven’t added any new content to your site in the past four years. Continue reading WordPress Backup Services and Plugins Part 2: Read the Fine Print