Description from the site:
This site is an outgrowth of my Master's thesis, completed in December, 2002 at the University of Washington. My interest in continuing my research lead me to launch this site in September of 2003. I also felt that the data I had collected (and plan to collect) would be more accessible in a web-based presentation. I encourage those interested in conducting related research to also refer to my thesis, which can be downloaded at my personal web site www.hpadkisson.com.
The data presented on this site are intended to inform design decisions, not dictate them. Common practice does not necessarily equate with best practice-and the relationship between consistency and usability on the Web is remains a lightly researched area. I wrote more on this topic in an article for Boxes and Arrows: Examining the Role of De Facto Standards on the Web.
At this time the data on the site are limited to e-commerce, which was the focus of my master's thesis. As one reader has pointed out, there is so much more to the Web. I do hope to eventually expand the data collection beyond e-commerce into other site genres.
A goal of this site is to encourage and highlight related empirical research. You'll find throughout the site links to related studies. If you find I've overlooked a relevant study, please suggest a study for inclusion.
A gallery of common web page components such as navigation, grid layouts. This site features more than 30 categories and users are allowed to rate each design featured in the gallery so that they can see what others think about each concept or idea
Illustrations from the book Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski,
Wroblewski, Luke. 2008.
New York: Rosenfeld Media.
www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/webforms/
from the group description:
For a publication (part of my thesis in communication design) on how we find, collect, evaluate and share information I am searching for images of „Everyday Information Architectures". The kind of images I am researching are those of personal design solutions for organizing and structuring everyday life and environment: bookshelves, movie-collections, mind-maps, workplaces, toolboxes, garages, photoboxes, filing cabinets etc.
New and innovative techniques of data visualization (InfoVis). Coolness, aesthetics and efficacy of visual representation methods.
Screenshots of visualizations, diagrams, charts, ontologies, ...