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Another Day in DesignAnother Day in DesignAnother Day in Design is a web design blog. I write about design challenges, processes, tips, and thoughts on web design. Articles
Happy First Day of Spring!
2008-03-20 14:42:00 For all who made it through another wild winter in the Northern Hemisphere, a quote: “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” -Doug Larson More About: Happy
What if??
2008-03-13 14:00:00 As I did my daily google reader scan yesterday, I quickly skimmed over the usual 10000+ headlines, read a few interesting posts, etc., but what kept popping into my mind was the title of Steve Rubel’s post on the future of the web: The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites. From the post: The Future ... More About: Design
Quote of the Month WAS: Quote of the Week
2008-03-13 13:07:00 “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” -Confucius More About: Inspiration , Productivity , Week , Quote , Month
FootJoy: MyJoys Logo Redesign
2008-03-12 17:50:00 I just completed a redesign of the MyJoys logo over at Outsight. In addition to Foot Joy, the FootJoy: MyJoys program is undergoing a visual upgrade. The first step in the upgrade was the redesign of the MyJoys logo. The handwritten typeface reflects the personalization and customization that go into making MyJoys shoes. The individual “signed” feel clarifies ... More About: Design , Projects , Logo , Redesign
Creating a Winning Application in 3 Days
2008-02-03 04:48:00 Turning out an application using new software with only three days to do it is quite a challenge, to say the least. But that is precisely what Outsight Interactive was challenged to do in the Microsoft sponsored, PhizzPop Design Challenge, Boston. PhizzPop Design Sketches: Working out branding and look and feel. Read the full post here. More About: Development , Creating , Days , Application
Quote of the Week: JAN 27, 2008
2008-01-27 13:13:00 “It is worth mentioning, for future reference, that the creative power which bubbles so pleasantly in beginning a new book quiets down after a time, and one goes on more steadily. Doubts creep in. Then one becomes resigned. Determination not to give in, and the sense of an impending shape keep one at it more ... More About: Inspiration , Productivity , Week , Quote , 2008
The ?Work From Home? Generation: RRW Post
2008-01-24 16:57:00 A good post on the pros and cons of working from home. Since I’ve been working from home most days I too have found difficulty in brainstorming sessions (much more productive in person) and never being able to leave work. More About: Home , Post , Work , Generation
Quote of the Week: JAN 06, 2008
2008-01-08 12:43:00 ?The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.? - James Whitcomb Riley More About: Week , Quote , 2008
Cutline: How to Add Categories to the Sidebar
2008-01-06 12:30:00 I love the Cutline theme for WordPress. It?s simple to set up, easy to modify, and looks great. There is only one drawback. I want Categories in my sidebar, and this isn?t an easily available modification? until now. All you need to do is make two minor changes to get Categories to show up in your ... More About: Development , Sidebar
How to Loop a Flash Banner a Specific Number of Times
2008-01-05 13:51:00 Challenge Your client wants you to design a Flash banner ad. No problem. You design it, send it over for approval and get it? with one final request: Can you make the banner loop twice? Has this happened to you? If it has, and you are not much of a Flash scripter (not that the following ... More About: Design , Development , Times , Banner
11 Ways to Become a Better Designer
2008-01-04 19:24:00 This article was originally published on July 24, 2007. I added one more rule and made a few copy edits on January 4, 2008. Marc Rapp of Uniquely the Epitome kindly asked me and a few other designers to write about rules or laws that have helped us succeed as web designer/developers. Below you will find ... More About: Design , Designer
A New Brand, A New Site: FootJoy.com Redesign
2008-01-04 04:44:00 FootJoy.com Home Page I just completed a redesign of FootJoy.com over at Outsight. Notable improvements to the design: Removed the loading page: we initially had the product images (within the navigation) load on main page load. The images are now loaded on request. Restyled site links for consistency. UI links are of one style, content links are of ... More About: Projects , Site , Brand , New Site , Redesign
Change your Blog?s URL: WordPress
2007-12-27 16:28:00 If you installed Word Press without giving much thought to your URL structure, and now want to change it to something else, e.g. /wordpress to /blog, the following article gives the quick and easy solution:How to Change your WordPress Blog to a Different URL More About: Wordpress
Major Interruption
2007-12-27 05:37:00 My hosting company moved over to a new control panel/system, and in doing so accidentally deleted the database that hooks to my blog. Thankfully I have a backup of my content, but will have to reformat and edit everything that I had done up to this point. If there is anything you are looking for ... More About: Word , Major , Interrupt
Quote of the Week: December 16, 2007
2007-12-16 13:07:00 “A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” -Douglas Adams More About: Quotes , Week , Quote , December
Quote of the Week: December 2, 2007
2007-12-04 17:44:00 “As our business grows, it becomes increasingly necessary to delegate responsibility and to encourage men and women to exercise their initiative. This requires considerable tolerance. Those men and women, to whom we delegate authority and responsibility, if they are good people, are going to want to do their jobs in their own way. Mistakes will ... More About: Quotes , Week , Process , Quote , December
Quote of the Week: November 25, 2007
2007-11-26 13:11:00 “A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.” -R. Buckminster Fuller More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote
Article: The Idea Factory - How to Enable Your Creativity
2007-11-25 17:08:00 Every solution begins with an idea; a seedling in your mind that you bring to reality. Idea s and creativity are essential tools for success in every field from the sciences to the arts to business. The six steps in the following in the article: The Idea Factory - How to Enable Your Creativity by Collis Ta’eed ... More About: Article , Process
The 10 Commandments of Design: Dieter Rams
2007-11-23 15:19:00 A good list by Dieter Rams to reference during those sticking points in projects: Good design is innovative. Good design makes a product useful. Good design is aesthetic. Good design helps a product to be understood. Good design is unobtrusive. Good design is honest. Good design is durable. Good design is consistent to the last detail. ... More About: Design , Commandments
Quote of the Week for November 18, 2007
2007-11-20 02:03:00 It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. -Henry David Thoreau More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote
Quote of the Week for November 18, 2007
2007-11-20 02:03:00 It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. -Henry David Thoreau More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote
Article: The Five Competencies of User Experience Design
2007-11-15 15:03:00 On the framework that comprises the required competencies for a UX professional or team, which are: Information Architecture Interaction Design Usability Engineering Visual Design Prototype Engineering The article describes the five competencies, outlines some questions each competency must answer, and shows the groundwork and deliverables for which each competency is responsible. From there it moves on to framing your strengths and weaknesses, ... More About: Article , Experience , User , Competencies
Article: The Five Competencies of User Experience Design
2007-11-15 15:03:00 On the framework that comprises the required competencies for a UX professional or team, which are: Information Architecture Interaction Design Usability Engineering Visual Design Prototype Engineering The article describes the five competencies, outlines some questions each competency must answer, and shows the groundwork and deliverables for which each competency is responsible. From there it moves on to framing your strengths and weaknesses, ... More About: Article , Experience , User , Competencies
Outsight Wins 2007 MITX Award
2007-11-14 03:21:00 Outsight Interactive was selected as a winner for the 2007 MITX Award s. Outsight was awarded the top prize in the category of Applied Technology for our work on the FootJoy: DryJoys Microsite. Congrats guys! About the DryJoys Microsite The DryJoys Microsite was created to highlight the latest in FootJoy shoe technology?the new DryJoy?s Stability Pod? outsole. The ... More About: Design , Recognition , Wins
Outsight Wins 2007 MITX Award
2007-11-14 03:21:00 Outsight Interactive was selected as a winner for the 2007 MITX Award s. Outsight was awarded the top prize in the category of Applied Technology for our work on the FootJoy: DryJoys Microsite. Congrats guys! About the DryJoys Microsite The DryJoys Microsite was created to highlight the latest in FootJoy shoe technology?the new DryJoy?s Stability Pod? outsole. The ... More About: Design , Recognition , Wins
Quote of the Week for November 11, 2007
2007-11-13 01:09:00 Think more, design less. -Ellen Lupton More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote
Quote of the Week for November 11, 2007
2007-11-13 01:09:00 Think more, design less. -Ellen Lupton More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote
UI12: Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design
2007-11-07 03:36:00 In Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design at UI12, Luke Wroblewski discussed the core principles of visual communication underlying effective interface design. Some ideas of note: The end goal of your design should communicate utility (What is this?), usability (How do I use it?), and desirability (Why should I care?). When describing design decisions to ...
UI12: Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design
2007-11-07 03:36:00 In Site Seeing: Communicating Successfully with Visual Design at UI12, Luke Wroblewski discussed the core principles of visual communication underlying effective interface design. Some ideas of note: The end goal of your design should communicate utility (What is this?), usability (How do I use it?), and desirability (Why should I care?). When describing design decisions to ...
Quote of the Week for November 4, 2007
More articles from this author:2007-11-06 04:46:00 The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -Hans Hofmann More About: Quotes , Week , November , Quote 1, 2, 3 |
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