Who needs to understand web usability?

Designers and developers obviously need to understand web site usability. So do web site owners, so they can ensure that their designers produce usable sites.

Written by Philip Chalmers who is based in the Medway area of Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Designers Obviously.
Developers Developers need to know enough to:
  • Raise any usability problems with the designers before writing any pages.
  • Avoid creating usability problems if they modify the design as they go.
Owners -
current and would-be 		Especially if they are not involved in design or development - they're putting their money and reputations on the line, so they need to know enough to:
  • insist on usability at the start of a project.
  • check whether the site is usable before they pay the developers' invoice.
Anyone else who has a say in the design.

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