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11.30.2006

Forms up the Wazoo

I really heart Smashing Magazine's well-curated collections of practical resources for designers. This time around, I stumbled upon a treasure trove of web forms resources: CSS-Based Forms: Modern Solutions. [+]

11.26.2006

Mothers are the Mother of Invention

It's always easiest to build from what's personally meaningful to you. Innovations inspired by kidsParents' creativity unleashed when faced with practical needs [+]

11.25.2006

Podcast Numbers Remain Abysmal

Podcast usage numbers from earlier this year haven't improved at all. According to a survey by Pew Internet and American Life Project, only 12% have downloaded a podcast and only 1% "would download a podcast on a typical day." BBC News: Podcast numbers show 'few hooked' [+]

11.18.2006

Name that Sequel

Forget Web 2.0 -- instead, let's call it Web Royale. Naming Movie Sequels: Why It's Not 'James Bond 21'. [+]

11.18.2006

Onliness

Seems like another take on Purple Cow, Marty Neumeier recommends that every business should develop an "onliness" statement: "Our brand is the only (blank) that (blank)". The Onliness of Strong Brands. [+]

11.18.2006

Flags of the World, Redesigned

What if all the flags in the world underwent a redesign? This funny Flash movie walks us through flag redesigns through the client's commentary. Flags of the World. [+]

11.16.2006

Iterative Process

Great article on NetFlix's "release early, release often" philosophy. It's something I also try and get clients to embrace, to see the design process as Product Evolution (lots of small, yet constant improvements over time), instead of Product Development (as a large set of changes rolled out in a single event over a longer schedule). The Freedom of Fast Iterations: How Netflix Designs a Winning Web Site [+]

11.13.2006

Newspapers and Redesigns

It's been widely lamented that print newspaper circulation is on the decline. NewsDesigner.com recently examined what happens to circulation after the newspapers undergo a redesign: Redesigns and Circulation. (Sadly, it seems that design alone... [+]

11.13.2006

Draft Widget Spec

The W3C have published an initial working draft spec for Widgets. Via http://virtuelvis.com. [+]

11.08.2006

Visualizing the Art of Complex Problem Solving

The Art of Complex Problem Solving visually disentangled in a series of rollovers. Okay, so maybe it's still not that comprehensible. (Via Design Observer) [+]

11.06.2006

Weekend Web 2.0

A noteworthy Web 2.0 special report from The Guardian this weekend, if, for nothing else, because it doesn't include the over-exposed MySpace bunch. Weekend Magazine Web 2.0 Special | Guardian Unlimited [+]

11.05.2006

Site Adjustments for IE7

Etre analyses sites from the FTSE 100 to determine IE7's effects on page display. IE7: Were they ready? [+]

11.05.2006

CSS Forms

Stumbled upon this nice collection of stylesheets for enhancing web forms A CSS Stylesheet Collection for Web Forms. I especially like the repeat behavior and the input validation. [+]

11.04.2006

Motorola's Usability Issues

Of 55 Motorola customers surveyed, 78% said they wouldn't buy a Motorola phone again due to poor usability. Ease-of-use dogs Moto [+]

 

 

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