From: Gleanings
To: Wafflers
Subject: Gleanings: IAlicious
OPENING THANG
I suppose you all have seen this a half-dozen times but if not
http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/04/07/modem_e_mail/
I can’t believe you can get to be the president of a company and still can’t tell “reply” from “reply all.”
Of course fuckedcompany.com has the entire mails: http://www.fuckedcompany.com/extras/modem_email.cfm
It reminds me of his completely hilarious novel, “e”
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452281881/eleganthack
in which the president of advertising agency company keeps having his emails forwarded to a fellow CEO in Finland. Well, it was one of those books you sit down at 6 to read,and get up at midnight having finished it and wishing there were two more just like it. Fun read.
Anyhow, things are quite busy here at IQHQ, so just a short and late glean for y’all today…
IA & DESIGN MATTERS
So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website?
“By far the two most common types of fonts currently used on the Web are the serif font, Times New Roman (TNR) and the sans serif font, Arial. The question is, which one is more legible and at which size? ”
http://wsupsy.psy.twsu.edu/surl/usabilitynews/2S/font.htm
The Curse of Information Design
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/curse/
set off some really great debate here
http://www.alistapart.com/discuss/read.cfm?forum=46&id=334&thread=97
“Consumers love shopping. Designers love Flash. You do the math. Developer Michael Cardenas shares tips to help you get started building Flash-based e-commerce sites.”
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/flashbag/
The Architecture of Online
“”Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one…”
http://www.ecomresourcecenter.com/ecom_connection/0315_2.html
Great blog on IA! Tons of good stuff…
http://www.iaslash.org/ia/
USABILITY MATTERS
Just How ‘Blind’ Are We to Advertising Banners on the Web?
http://wsupsy.psy.twsu.edu/surl/usabilitynews/2S/banners.htm
APROPOS OF NOTHING
Obey the waffle
http://www.hypnoticwaffles.com/
You can do anything at zombo.com (you MUST have sound turned on)
http://www.zombo.com