good books
Tufte and the Super Graphic
On monday I was lucky enough to attend Edward Tufte’s seminar “Presenting Data and Information.” Known as the ‘da Vinci of data’, he has a wealth of advice on preparing information to ensure maximum readability as well as how to communicate efficiently in a presentation.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Uncomplicated
More and more I’ve been checking out Cooper’s blog. It’s all very brilliant, but I especially love how they break design theory down into bite size chunks. They create an ongoing dialogue about design theory for those of us who want to learn more, but don’t necessarily have the time to sit at a coffee [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Activity Theory, Goal-Directed Design, and you
There are several issues that are arising in my work projects, so I’m going to try to talk about the theories that are swirling around in the research world in order to puzzle out my own design dilemmas…
Lately I’ve been doing a little research on the best practice for researching and creating GUIs for software. [...]
hamster wheel
Well, the flash site is done. I have a feeling that the other two sites that I’ve worked on may never get done due to numerous revisions/additions from the clients. But I’ll sure let you know! The flash site was kind of a let down, because though the design was good (handed down to me [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Lightbox
I figured out how to implement Lightbox today, which is quite a neat little tool if used properly. As the saying goes, just because you can use it doesn’t mean you should. I think it’s perfect for videos or for showing off a couple of pictures, but it’s no way to showcase a gallery unless [...]
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