While doing some research I discovered this delightfully straightforward COPPA homepage. Reminiscent of the similarly clear Hay Net homepage, these kinds of pages make me feel a lot better about my taxes.
Quickies
- "I naturally select you Pikachu!" - Pokémon episode 546: Charles Darwin Visits Pokémon
- I'm gonna start using the headhunter's "Can you quickly help me solve a problem?" opening in all commercial transactions.
- Careful there, buddy: my non-alphanumeric name is ‡.
- Every brokered marketplace is an opportunity for a startup to automate the middleman.
- Can anyone point me to a good typographic analysis of Aktiv Grotesk, the attempted Helvetica killer?
- Business idea: Strapon soul patch. Eh? Eh?
- The boss has spoken: Christache 2.0 ends on Saturday.
- They call me Mr. Skeksi! http://ping.fm/jBp7M Thanks to Khoi @ http://ping.fm/Ymst4
- Spam comment on my blog: "Think of how retarded the average guy is, and realize halve of them are stupider than that." Deliberately ironic?
- RT @iA The Dunning–Kruger effect: http://bit.ly/xy9dU
I’m gonna respectfully disagree with this post.
Yes, the homepage you link to is perfectly clear and elegant and anyone (dare I say, even a child?) could understand it.
But when you click either link you land on lengthy all-text pages full of glaze-inducing legalese. Heck, the first links to the original bill as passed by Congress. I don’t think anyone would describe the language of federal legislation as “simple”.
If they really wanted to help people understand and comply with COPPA they would have looked for ways to make that information more scannable and digestible. A checklist maybe. Or a list of examples.
Ok, carry on.
Sigh. I only meant the homepage. Can’t we just take a moment to enjoy what’s right about this site?
Looks like a great opportunity for a usability consultant…