We are Database Specialists, and don't have too much time to spend on Web Site design. Therefore, we follow some basic principles to ensure that our Site is usable. Our design approach is to promote good design in Web Sites that are good to look at, interesting to read, and load quickly.
You can check our Usability Criteria.

If you would like to share your views on Usability,or have any recommendations for Books or Web Sites, just let us know.
If you would like an independent assessment of the Usability of your own Web Site, then here are some Usability Checking Services.

Yale's Web Design Guide is highly recommended, and we like a book called "Web Site Usability", edited by Jared Pool, which reports on an in-depth analysis of 11 commercial Web Sites.

Jakob Nielsen,with his "UseIt" Site is the person usually referred to as the Usability Guru who can command $10,000 or $20,000 a day (depending who you believe) for telling large corporations how badly-designed their Web Sites are.
Personally,we feel that his Book, "Designing Web Usability", is a fine example of a badly-designed User Experience.

Here is our Current Top 10 Web Sites that we love to look at ...
and you can check out some more Web Sites that we like, and the Cool Sight of the Day.