From ASIS-T IA Summit 2003 “Good design starts before the first pixel has been pushed. Successful designers have […]
good business
why so square christina?
from the inbox, Thomas asks: “I’ve been meaning to ask but have held my peace until ten minutes […]
bah
After seeing the California Quarter Design – Poll, all I can say is “Is there a designer in […]
an honest design
After reading Consumer WebWatch: How Consumers and Experts Rate Credibility on the Web, it seems if you you […]
history of visualization
Just in time to inform our discussions of information design, The History of Visualisation
who does it? and just what is it anyhow?
Okay, here’s today’s question: who are the practicing “experience designers”? What are their job duties? What are their […]
bad practice
InformIT – Your Online Guide to Tech Reference has a bad practice I haven’t seen in a long […]
easy or useless
Ziya points out Fortune.com – Alsop on Infotech – Hollywood’s Latest Flop “It’s clear that the studios’ motivation […]
he said dope heh heh heh
from since1968 :: Steve Krug Interview, upon being asked about so many quality websites coming from amateur enthusiasts […]
world is bigger than northern california
In O’Reilly Network: Dial-Up Revelations [Dec. 20, 2002] Meg writes “Lately I’ve grown lazy around the issue of […]
read this
I’ll put Coffee, Tea, or Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife’s Breasts Before Throwing You in a Cell […]
from the inbox
Today I recieved a couple queries from a reader, one I could answer moderately easily (“IS IT ILLEGAL […]
who’s the boss?
Boxes and Arrows: Putting a Face on B2B Websites is a good article for a number of reasons, […]
magic
Jakob’s most recent In the Future, We’ll All Be Harry Potter (Alertbox Dec. 2002) is a pleasent little […]
shudder
What a creepy baby! “I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. De Mille!” shudder.
watching the watchmen
NNGroup and Me : A Tale of Two Tickets illustrates that sometimes user-centered isn’t as important as customer-centered.
BauWau!
Bruce sends me Typography of the Bauhaus. It’s the second time in 24 hours Bauhaus has come up– […]
cheatsheet
Universal Usability in Practice is a nice cheatsheet for figuring out how to design for different user types.
project continues
Zen Haiku: Password Previewing Tools version 2.2 is out. He continues to refine his tool for password choices. […]
not sure
Reading about ‘Intelligent’ design personalization at bbc.co.uk i wonder a bit about this tool. Firstly, I’m a baseball […]
ergo ponders
“Are scrollbars located close enough to where users typically work with a Website or list box to encourage […]
amazon blows it
turns out Amazon.com’s wishlist address is not connnected to your address book, so when i updated my addressbook […]
did it crash?
If I was wondering, I’d know just where to ask
stars and garters
One of my pet peeves is the little stars in password fields. As you all know, I am […]
visualization
History of Art for the Intelligence Community may be more a joke than anything– what if the CIA-types […]
yes and no
The flame bait of the moment, usability must die has a page on why AlertBox is nothing but […]
makeover
Ceesar sent me a makeover of a newly designed 2 million euro website : ThinkTank. | Diseño Centrado […]
the specialist
my rambling is over at Boxes and Arrows: Leaving the Autoroute
Watching the watchmen
CHI-WEB archives — September 2002, week 3 (#15) holds a wonderful post in which Manu Sharma takes apart […]
Just ’cause…
I really loved reading Web Design Special “For the Love of Design” . As someone who spent almost […]