OPENING THANG
Still very busy, but stole a couple hours to do some tweaks on
I worked this weekend, and how did I take breaks? By stretching and jogging into the park? No! Why would I leave my computer…
IA MATTERS
The Lost Chapter of Inmates (via equency.com)
“What we have managed to accomplish in just a couple of decades is the complete transformation of every business relationship from a natural, interpersonal, human one to one that is defined, modulated, constrained, and tainted by computer software. ”
Visual Design for Instructional Content (Part II) (also via equency.com)
“The second part of the article explores the use of comics as instructional content with specific reference to the work of comics creator and theoretician Scott McCloud. ”
Further Reflections on Information Architecture
“Discussed here:
What is IA?
Information Architecture != Architecture
Who Develops the Information Architecture?
Stop Whining About Marketing–Become Marketing!”
“URLs should be simple, concise, and designed to last forever – reflecting the page’s content and hiding the implementation. ”
Found a new IA blog
DESIGN MATTERS
Dalliance is a family of 9 fonts inspired by the elegant handwriting on an antique map depicting a battle that took place at Ostrach, southwest Germany, in 1799.
For more information, click here
Make plans to attend the third annual typography conference of the Society of Typographic Aficionados (SoTA).
USABILITY MATTERS
“No site or application has one single group of users who share the same attributes. On the contrary, there are likely to be a number of distinct user types, each of which will have differing expectations and work patterns. Good interface design will cater for as many of these groups as possible, whilst of course reflecting the different priority the business may accord them. ”
APROPOS OF NOTHING
Okay, I think this trend has gone too far…
Sephora.com Givenchy Fragrance (via noisebetweenstations.com)
UK adverts complained about… naughty!
return of a classic: