#designing websites

[buzzrds]

here's my wonderful isopod child, handcrafted in leather

[shortmexicangirl]

'can i copy your homework?'

'yeah just don't make it obvious'

[nehaagrawal]

Designing Websites for Digital Excellence

Welcome to 'Innovative Web', where we redefine online presence with our commitment to digital excellence. Our team at InnovateWeb specializes in designing websites that not only captivate audiences but also elevate your brand's identity. With a focus on creativity and innovation, we craft bespoke digital experiences that seamlessly blend cutting-edge design with user-friendly functionality. From sleek interfaces to intuitive navigation, we ensure that every aspect of your website reflects the essence of your brand. Trust Innovative Web to bring your digital vision to life and stand out in the ever-evolving online landscape.

[jimdepalma]

Designing Websites for the Visually Impaired: Enhancing Web Accessibility

In the digital age, accessibility is paramount. Web accessibility refers to the inclusive practice of ensuring there are no barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites on the World Wide Web by people with physical disabilities, situational disabilities, and socio-economic restrictions on bandwidth and speed.

The world wide web is a vast resource of information, services, and social interaction. However, for the visually impaired, it can often feel like a labyrinth fraught with challenges. Enhancing web accessibility is crucial as it allows visually impaired users to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the web effectively.

Visual impairment is a term that encompasses various degrees of vision loss. This includes blindness, where there is a total or near-total lack of vision; low vision, which cannot be completely corrected with glasses or contact lenses; and color blindness, an inability or decreased ability to see color or perceive color differences. Each type of visual impairment comes with its unique set of challenges when navigating the digital landscape.

Understanding the Web Experience of Visually Impaired Users

Challenges Faced by Visually Impaired Users Online

Visually impaired users often face numerous obstacles when browsing the web. These can include difficulties in reading text due to poor contrast, being unable to decipher images without alt text, struggling with complex and inconsistent website layouts, and more. Furthermore, certain website features can be virtually unusable if they’re not designed to work with assistive technologies like screen readers and Braille displays.

Assistive Technologies for the Visually Impaired

Assistive technologies play a crucial role in making the web more accessible for visually impaired users. Screen readers, for example, convert digital text into synthesized speech or Braille, allowing users to ‘read’ through auditory or tactile means. Similarly, screen magnification software can help users with low vision to better see web content. However, these technologies can only be effective if websites are designed and built with accessibility in mind.

Web Experiences of Visually Impaired Users

Consider the case of Anna, a blind user who relies on a screen reader to browse the web. She often struggles with websites that lack alt text for images and headings to structure content. Then there’s David, who has color blindness. He finds websites with poor color contrast difficult to use, as he can’t easily differentiate between various elements on the page. These real-world examples underscore the importance of prioritizing web accessibility in design and development processes.

10 Key Strategies for Designing Accessible Websites for the Visually Impaired

A. Text Alternatives for Visual Content

Provide text alternatives, such as alt text and captions, for non-text content, including images, video, and audio. These alternatives enable visually impaired users to understand the purpose of these media. Read More

[tutorialdrawix]

RESOURCES FOR FONTS

KernClub

FREEFACES

FontShare

DirtyLineStudio

FontsGoogle

Velvetyne.FR

Dafont

FONTBA.SE

CALLIGRAPHR (to create your own fonts)

ADOBE FONTS

[madlyfluffy]

Yearly reminder to everyone trying to find alternatives to tumblr/social media in general: go make a Neocities account and teach yourself basic HTML and post your art/writing/shitposts there.

It does take extra time to set up (but there are templates out there!) but it is so so worth it to have a site that is 100% YOURS!

You don’t even have to be that good at coding. I’m not. My site is not very accessible via mobile devices but that is fine with me (keeps me off my phone) but there are plenty of ways to make your site mobile friendly. There are plenty of bare bones/accessible sites I adore purely for the media on it.

Imagine having your site on your phone and showing someone- hey! I coded this from scratch. And I didn’t even have to pay a company like squarespace. All your images, links, writings, in one place. I have my fandom edits, memes, fanart, and custom graphics there.

Neocities has a very bare bones follower and comment system, but you can disable this if you want your site to truly abstain from any social media-isms. I use it because its a great way to meet other webmasters and get help with coding problems. Neocities isn't an exact replacement for Tumblr (no reblogging here) but html coding is an invaluable skill to know, as is keeping a personal website in this day in age.

The awesome thing about having your own website is if, god forbid, Neocities goes down, you can move your site to any other number of hosting platforms (like Teacake.org). Your site is truly YOURS, and no one else (shitty tech CEO cough cough) can take it away from you.

If you need help getting started, I recommend checking out sadgrl.online. (More links to resources in the comments section of this post).

I know neocities has been talked about before, especially within my follower circle, but I thought I'd bring it up again for anyone unaware of this awesome platform.

[peteytheparrot]

Why is no one talking about the fact that Bill is probably back as a bird? The last two pages in the book of bill show the statues eye not glowing, and the last page the eye is glowing with that looks like a bird on his hand. I would show pictures but I don’t have the book on me atm! Anyways bird bill…. I must draw him….

[intrexel]

blinkie drop<3

[bumb13-be3]

it seems like website building is about to have a boom, let me share my favorite resource of all time!!

this is a website packed to the brim with website building goodies , including a website layout maker that is the easiest and most user friendly maker i’ve encountered! perfect for creating your own neocities (it’s free!!) , the code even has helpful tips in it for those new to html/css!

i also recommend w3schools.com for quick and easy to follow chunks of html/css tutorials! gifcities is a goldmine for old neocities era gifs, and blinkies cafe is perfect for making your own blinkies!

i can’t wait to see everyone’s websites in the coming weeks and months! remember, it’s fine to take it slow and let it look silly, that’s always been the point of websites like this :]

ps check out our neocities and feel free to drop yours in the replies :]

[frenzyarts]

Meme edits I made to explain my thoughts on coding languages I’ve used (from the perspective of a beginner making a website):

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

[teenagenutant]

but what if they were. marketable chibis..

[dailypokemoncrochet]

I think this will be one of those crochets that needs its own little puppet on a string setup, at least for when I take other pictures

[syntheticfruits]

I updated my site again! Let me know what you think ★~(◡﹏◕✿)

[sparrowlucero]

i can't share the best cetacean themed monster design i ever saw because it was in some porn. you'll just have to trust me that it was sick as hell