Anyone for a Game of Cards?
Posted on May 29, 2008 10:08:26 PM
Everyone loves a game of cards.
I was raised playing Whist for pennies and matches. Whatever the stakes, we ten-year-olds would play for hours, peering over at our opponents while trying to make sense of the random hand we had been dealt. And in exactly the same way, card sorting is appealing to users. As humans, our minds prefer to absorb information in chunks, and we subconsciously look for and remember links, groups, and Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Anyone, Cards, GameThe Rise of Flash Video, Part 2
Posted on May 29, 2008 06:00:56 AM
This will happen to you: Your client calls and informs you that she is seeing a lot of video on the web these days and, that she just happens to have a few she would like to put up on her site as well. There was a time when this request would have struck fear into the hearts of most web developers, but today’s web is a different place; the ubiquity of the Flash player in the marketplace has made this task possible. As I pointed out in Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Flash, Part, Rise, Video15 MySpace Layout Resources That Don’t Suck Like The Rest Of Them
Posted on May 23, 2008 01:40:50 PM
Anyone who’s been to MySpace knows that a majority of the profiles look like something out of Geocities. Who hasn’t seen a profile with sparkling text, tiling images or black text on a dark background?
These 15 MySpace layout resources give you downloadable themes from professional designers as well as supply you with the knowledge needed to create your own custom design. Use these to capture your Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 8217, Layout, Like, MySpace, Resources, Rest, Suck, that, Them25 Open Source Web Design Programs And Tools You Should Already Know About
Posted on May 20, 2008 06:49:04 AM
Open-source programs and tools have really come a long way. Almost any program out there has an open-source equivalent. Using any combination of the tools below, it is possible to create, author and publish a website entirely for free (legally).
Text EditorsAptana Aptana is the free equivalent of Adobe Dreamweaver. Very powerful and very stable.
Notepad++ Notepad++ is a lightweight text editor that has code coloring and Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: About, Already, Design, Know, Open, Programs, Should, Source, ToolsWeb Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook
Posted on May 19, 2008 10:24:54 AM
The one thing those who work and play in the world of Web design know to be true is that the learning is never done. To expand on D. Keith Robinson’s well-rounded Web craftsman theory, making Web sites and doing it well is an art and a craft. Those dedicated to making Web sites well know how to provide great content using techniques to make their sites as inclusive as possible. In Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Handbook, Markup, Solutions, standards, StyleThe Icon Grab Bag: The Top 50 Sources for Free Designer Icons
Posted on May 19, 2008 01:51:18 AM
Do you feel like something is missing from your site? Do you want to give your design a little snap? Make your site stand out with icons! When used correctly icons can add flavor and character to your site. Below are the top 50 sources for designer icons for use on your website:
Ganato.com - PSD icons Lots and lots of sets of free icons that you can use in PSD and on the web.Websiteicons Another free icon website with plenty of different Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Designer, Free, Grab, Icon, Icons, SourcesRisky Business
Posted on May 16, 2008 02:23:26 PM
It’s risky out there
It sounds like a clich, but the world we live in is a risky place. To survive in this hostile environment, we’ve become very good at identifying and managing risk.
For everyday tasks, we don’t really think about risks on a conscious level. When we cross the street we quickly check both ways to avoid the risk of being run over. We’ve done this so many times that it has become habit.##3## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Business, RiskyCompetitive Analysis
Posted on May 12, 2008 10:53:27 AM
Every industry has its own version of the competitive analysis and its function is clear: to line up your product with other products and show where yours falls short and where yours is superior. Each industry brings a different spin to this old favorite and user experience design has its own set of criteria by which to judge competitors.
Take the simple competitive analysis shown in Table 5.1.
Simple Competitive AnalysisCriteriaPETCO.comPetSmart.comProductsNo Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Analysis, CompetitiveToward a more standards compliant Internet Explorer
Posted on May 11, 2008 02:17:07 PM
Microsoft has corrected Internet Explorer’s nonstandard CSS box model by using a doctype “switch” at the top of an HTML document. Any one of several different doctypes can be placed at the start of the page file, telling modern browsers how to handle the code. For instance, if I use the “strict” doctype (I like the sound of that), Internet Explorer (IE) 6 knows not to use the old IE box model Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: compliant, Explorer, Internet, More, standards, towardN.Design Studio - Blog & Design
Posted on May 11, 2008 10:20:46 AM
Once again Sumo Lounge has launched another ingenious product: the SumoSac (super size bean bag). I received a SumoSac couple weeks ago for product review and I gotta tell you, it is one of the most comfortable bean-bag chair I have ever sat in. The SumoSac is a large suede sac filled with shredded furniture grade urethane foam. In addition to its comfort, the Sumosac is stylish and practical. The size of the sac is more than Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blog, Design, Studio