Often times an interface designer will come upon a situation where he/she has discovered a superior, yet unconventional solution to a given design problem. The solution may be one that requires less time, less clicks or simply makes more logical sense, but at the same time may have a learning curve associated with it. Should […]
I can’t say that I was a huge fan of CommandShift3 upon first impression, but I may have changed my tune a bit. Why? Seems as though Scrapblog, Tick, and Mikegowen.com have been doing quite well. I’m not one to toot my own horn, but since this blog is partly an archive of my achievements, […]
Like most people that are passionate about the web industry, I try to attend as many conferences as I can throughout the year. But lately I’ve been questioning the format of the conferences, and wonder if we could do better. Being that I stay current with the community and the web in general, its very […]
Gambling involves betting a portion of money towards the goal of a larger return. This is not unlike what we do when building an application. We select the features we will implement with the hope that those features will form a valuable tool that is greater than the sum of its parts. But the similarities […]
Let me first say that I am a huge fan of yousendit.com, but I couldn’t resist posting this when I saw it. Don’t worry guys, I still love you!
One of the most common mistakes I see designers make, is letting look-and-feel decisions influence functionality. This is often caused by jumping into a design program too early, and trying to tackle everything at once. The temptation to move a button, or delete a column of data for the sake of aesthetics can seduce even […]