Brand Experience and the Web
Posted on Mar 30, 2007 03:00:43 AM
There is far more to the Web than “just” being the Web. Indeed, the Web is only one component of a ubiquitous network of communication, interaction and information. While each of us are tacitly aware of the bigger picture, we often do not truly recognize and understand how it all fits together, or just what the Web means to business. This is particularly important for those of us who are involved in Web design and development. While Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Brand, ExperienceWhy Gecko Doesn’t Matter Yet
Posted on Mar 27, 2007 01:43:08 AM
Standards support is a wonderful dream. But in this day it is still just that, a dream. It's a dream yet that Gecko will make a difference. It's got too much of a market share to gain and that market share that it doesn't have is populated fully with non-standards browsers.
Suppose Gecko was released tomorrow. Will you code for it? If so then we can expect to make quite a commitment in extra time coding our sites. We'll have a choice Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Doesn, Gecko, MatterUser Interface Implementations of Faceted Browsing
Posted on Mar 26, 2007 08:18:47 PM
Just as it is important to choose the proper knife when slicing-n-dicing vegetables, it is critical to prescribe a suitable user interface to support faceted filtering. Faceted filtering allows you to narrow down a large list of objects to a manageable size by applying flexible combinations of attribute filters in any order. Rather than forcing you down fixed paths within a website’s information architecture, faceted filtering allows Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Browsing, Faceted, Implementations, interface, UserPortable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web
Posted on Mar 23, 2007 05:08:27 AM
Social networks as we know them—MySpace, Facebook, Twitter—each keep identity and personal relationships separate from one another. Every time you join a network, that information has to be duplicated, by hand, by you. It’s a familiar process, but in 2008 we have the tools to break that trend.
It’s inevitable that information has been siloed in the young technologies of the internet, and it’s taken Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blocks, Building, Networks, Portable, SocialRedesigning the Web: 22 Web Design Tips and Tutorials
Posted on Mar 21, 2007 08:36:03 AM
It’s not 1999 anymore, so why do so many sites look like that’s where they came from? With all the hype surrounding Web 2.0, a site needs to keep up with all the latest trends to avoid spiraling into obsolescence.
New techniques and visual styles come out daily, so there’s really no excuse for having an ugly site. To help bring you up-to-date, we’ve scoured the net for some of the coolest tips and tutorials.##3## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Design, redesigning, Tips, TutorialsAn Introduction to Client-Side XSLT: It’s Not Just for Server Geeks Anymore
Posted on Mar 17, 2007 12:01:34 AM
Learning XML by itself is a bit like learning Latin. You memorize the vocabulary and some grammatical rules, but it’s not really useful until you are provided with some context and can actually apply it (in medical school, for example).
We know that XHTML is XML, but it’s not used by most Web designers on a day-to-day basis. Its importance and usefulness aren’t even fully understood by most developers. Unless you’re Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Anymore, Client, Geeks, Introduction, Just, Server, Side, XSLTWeblogging vs. The Googliath
Posted on Mar 16, 2007 12:34:32 PM
I can’t tell you how many times lately I’ve seen somebody or other point out a blog entry—or seven—listed in the top search results for X service or Y product. Many have griped about there not being enough corporate topic coverage for this or that, or too much personal rambling about various things. Most noticeably, Matt Haughey scratched his head at the predominance of his PVRBlog showing up regularly for requests on Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Googliath, WebloggingMore usability frosting for your accessibility cake
Posted on Mar 14, 2007 04:22:11 PM
Mac users are spoiled. It’s a fact we Windows folks have to live with—when it comes to usable interfaces, Mac applications are far ahead. Even Microsoft makes better products for OS X than for Windows.
A perfect example of this is the truly elegant interface for boxes using tags. Take this simple form, for example. In Internet Explorer for Mac, the s create a list, through which you can navigate their associated s:##3## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accessibility, cake, frosting, More, Usability, yourBeing a PHP Lumberjack
Posted on Mar 13, 2007 11:03:41 AM
How many times have you sat staring blankly at a screen trying to track down an elusive bug? We all know the drill:
Stare at code for five minutesFurrow browTweak somethingExecute code againWatch it break againFurrow browStare at code for five minutes...
I know people who spend hours beating their heads against this wall, tweaking their code to within an inch of its life and distorting it blindly in hopes of solving it by brute force. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Being, LumberjackVisual Architecture: The Rule of Three
Posted on Mar 12, 2007 12:39:18 PM
Overview:
Visual architecture is applied to the new media design context and defined as the use of a particular method of building visual information and balancing communication between images and words.
Visual architecture is to be distinguished from the way that Occidental languages train our eyes to read from left to right and from other languages as well, like oriental and middle-eastern ones, which train the eye differently.##3## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Architecture, Rule, Three, Visual