September 2006 Archives

• 27 Sep 2006

  Designing for Older People

  Usability News offers 12 quick points to remember when designing for older folks though, I think, the first pointer pretty much says it all: "Older people are the same as younger poeple (sic). You don't change when you reach a...

• 27 Sep 2006

  URL Best Practices

  Good reminders/advice on developing human-readable URLs: 11 Best Practices for URLs.

• 19 Sep 2006

  Customized Menu Using Shortcuts in a Folder

  In the old days before Mac OSes used Roman numerals, you used to be able to easily customize your applications list under the Apple menu to easily access files, folders, apps or utilities through a menu list. By adding shortcuts to a folder and then dragging that onto your dock, you can simulate that feature. Add Folders to Your Dock via Apple Pro Max OS X Tips.

• 16 Sep 2006

  Over Half of MySpace Users are Over 35

  52 percent of MySpace users are over 35. Now, it makes sense...or at least why I'm completely repulsed by it.

• 15 Sep 2006

  Jonathan Ive: Design Rockstar

  Very good, in-depth article about Apple's SVP for Industrial Design: Who Is Jonathan Ive?

• 10 Sep 2006

  Slightly Sharp

  Tip on incrementally controlling Photoshop's Image Sharpening filter: Controlled Image Sharpening with Photoshop CS2. In case you missed it, here's an earlier post on demystifying Photoshop's sharp vs. unsharp mask.

• 8 Sep 2006

  Using Screenshots for Color Reference for Page Tweaks

  Funny enough, I had a conversation wtih someone a couple of days ago about why designers shouldn't use screenshots as a reference template for page tweaks because of color management issues. This post talks about those issues on OSX though the real meaty gems of wisdom are in the comments #3, #5, and #10.

• 8 Sep 2006

  No Place to Grow

  Once again, Kathy Sierra hits it on the head: "Success" should not mean "Management". Your value shouldn't be measured by how many people report to you or the size and location of your office. Believe it or not, there are many brilliant people out there who aren't motivated by these things.

• 7 Sep 2006

  Screen Type Preview Tool

  Easily visualize, compare and generate the CSS markup for screen typography with Font Tester: preview screen type. It has pretty hideous default settings but, hey, it's effective, comes with a good number of customizable properties and it's free!

• 7 Sep 2006

  Celebrity Look-a-Like

  Has anyone ever told you you look like someone famous? My Heritage Face Recognition has an interesting technology that compares your photo and tries to find the closest celebrity matches in its database. More fun that functional.

• 4 Sep 2006

  In Search of...Findability

  Use Old Words When Writing for Findability quips Jakob Nielsen. Hmm, last time I checked, "findability" is a made-up word.

• 4 Sep 2006

  Free Dingbats

  Loads of free dingbat fonts are available at Dingbat Depot. Also a couple of nice dingbat fonts...