November 2006 Archives

• 30 Nov 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.

• 26 Nov 2006

  Mothers are the Mother of Invention

  It's always easiest to build from what's personally meaningful to you. Innovations inspired by kids Parents' creativity unleashed when faced with practical needs

• 25 Nov 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'

• 18 Nov 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'.

• 18 Nov 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.

• 18 Nov 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.

• 16 Nov 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

• 13 Nov 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...

• 13 Nov 2006

  Draft Widget Spec

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

• 8 Nov 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)

• 6 Nov 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

• 5 Nov 2006

  Site Adjustments for IE7

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

• 5 Nov 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.

• 4 Nov 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