Low-End Media for User Empowerment
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/low-end-media-for-user-empowerment/

Jakob Nielsen, useit.com

This short article discusses the advantages of using low-end media graphics in website design. The article proposes the benefits of low-end media, such as simple text and photos, versus high-end media, like waving banners, audio and video components. These issues are examined from both a usability and technological perspective.

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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.

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• Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Web-Based Resources: Use Latest Technology?

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional