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Web Standards

For a very small company, it may make sense to simply use the generic standards in HFI's Usability Central Gold®. But most companies ask us to customize the standards to fit with their branding, domain, conventions, and existing standards. We have a standard customization process which can generally be completed in 6-8 weeks.

Our consensus-building approach to developing a Web standard is a key benefit.The templates are easy to use, developers can learn by copying.

Examples

For one banking customer, we created a standard for confirmation pages. Banks do a lot of confirmations, so it makes sense for them to have this type of page as a standard template.

Example of Button clear vs Erase

In the Social Services Administration section, we encountered a problem. The term "Clear" was routinely used to clear a payment to be made. It was occasionally used to clear the data on a form. So sometimes a payment was made and then the screen was cleared. Other times the payment was not made and the screen was cleared. So, we changed the conventional "Clear" button to "Erase."

Example of confirmation form

For many clients, it is very important that the templates in Usability Central Gold reflect the company brand. For some others, it is even essential that even Usability Central Gold itself reflects their brand. (See example below.)

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