Amazon.com: Books: Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web Since I’m biased, I’ll let Don Norman do my talking […]
Information Architecture, Blueprints for the Web
Rapid Reading
My latestest entry in the favorite slim book category is Rapid Problem Solving With Post-It Notes. While it […]
book day
Still mired in chapter 9, which is starting to be a damn encyclopedia of diagramming. And I haven’t […]
Frank O’Hara
Yesterday I walked into the wrong bookstore when I was looking for a book on PHP and right there in front of me was a collection of Frank O’Hara poems. It’s rare, trust me. He didn’t write much.
It opens with the wonderful Personism, a manifesto which has many extraordinary moments including this on writing
“You just go on your nerve. If someone’s chasing you down the street with a knife you just run, you don’t turn around and shout, “Give it up! I was a track star for Mineola Prep.” ”
which jibes with me.
Anyhow, I give you a poem from this book
my goodness!
Bad words! also, ramen makes me feel cheap.
Sorting it out
Finally got around to finishing Sorting Things Out (thanks Caltrain!) and I have mixed feelings. It is desperately […]
myth-take
Killing the biggest myth of web design In which Derek eloquently pounds down the biggest web-myth of all.
Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do that….
… then don’t do that. “An Anti Pattern is a pattern that tells how to go from a […]
finally
write on!
A List Apart: How to Write a Better Weblog is actually “How to be a better writer.” And […]
Form follows content
Was updating my booklist, and came across this old letter that I had been given permission to post, […]
quote of the day
from the digital storytelling conference and festival “Good storytelling establishes a personal relationship between the storyteller and the […]
the power of narrative
Dying Scent of E-Mail Ad Campaign is the story of CK One’s email soap opera that enchanted thousands… […]
the excuse for skipping help
Don’t Shortchange the User With a Minimalist Approach to Writing User Instructions An interesting justification for longer and […]
Poetics of space
Those who deal with metadata, and trying to decide an item’s true place in a hierarchy might consider […]
write on the button
Structured Writing – An Outline is a lovely article on one of the most undervalued arts: writing. I […]
Designing Visual Interfaces
Michael B. Moore writes “A thin but very good primer on what makes good interfaces work. Even though […]
oh those swiss
Oh those delightful and decadent Swiss. Swiss Graphic Design is eye-candy on a high level. You become better […]
by practioners for practioners
I bought this book at an amazingly large used bookstore down in Palo Alto called “Book Buyers” (next […]
label lameness
For people who supposedly “passionate about language”, Ask Oxford sure did a poor job of labeling their sections. […]
How to lie with Statistics
I was reminded of this book the other day at lunch, when a peer spoke of ways to […]
structure, standards and style
I’m thinking about the nature of standards a lot lately. So this is a full-on blather about them… […]
A Taste of Usability
Large parts of Bringing Design to Software are available online. Have a taste of this seminal book, especially […]
Fresh Thought
Check out this new book from Curt Cloninger, Fresh Styles. An expansion of his terrific article Eyecandy from […]
words on words
Another fine source for gleaning: write the web some of their headlines: A new direction for weblogs: pornography […]
Soak Wash Rinse Spin
Soak Wash Rinse Spin: Tolleson Design is stunning. I just open it and I start to drool. Each […]
Marks of Excellence
Marks of Excellence is outstanding resource for anyone seeking to understand the language of logos. It’s huge, lavishly […]
What’s the difference between D&D, storyfuck, Cluetrain and Fray?
Captain Cursor is talking about reawakening his youthful passion for D&D, which got me thinking about collaborative storytelling… […]
jargon is everywhere
On peterme.com, Peter contemplates evil VC and Evil Jargon.
Let’s play a little game: match the jargon to the company.
if I could have one book on my wish list
The Arion Press Catalogue:”The Physiology of Taste” A book on food, written by the king of explaining, translated […]