The Archives
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5 (more) Qualities
Posted in Web Design
On Tue 15 July (Permalink, No Comments)I’ve already touched on the topic of being a better web designer. The original post mentioned that to be a good web designer, you should have an understanding of how the web works (i.e. you should have good css/xhtml skills) - much like a car mechanic should be able to drive, in order to understand [...]
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FaceBox
Posted in I Like, Web Bling, Web Development
On Thu 3 July (Permalink, 1 Comment)Recently, since using 1Mb of JavaScript on every website has become acceptable practice, I’ve noticed an increase in the use of light/thickbox. I don’t this is neccessarily a bad thing - it does, however, become a problem when you start introducing functionlity within those windows (baskets, forms etc).
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Why Sony Failed
Posted in I Don't Like, Web Development
On Thu 19 June (Permalink, 2 Comments)I don’t usually think that critiquing others’ work is a good path to go down - but in this case I’ll make an exception. I recently visited this page on Sony Ericsson.com to do a bit of research - on my arrival I found this:
There’s nothing much wrong with this aesthetically, in fact - it’s [...]
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Web Application Usability
Posted in I Like, Quotes, Video, Web Development
On Mon 16 June (Permalink, No Comments)Ryan Singer (of 37 Signals) on Web Application Usability. Definitely worth a listen - although he’s pretty much reusing the speech from the FOWD conference.
Usable is not a compliment… if you can use something it doesn’t mean it’s good at all. What product can you completely not use? …This notion of usability is not sexy [...] -
Contrast Issues
Posted in Reference Tools, Web Design
On Thu 29 May (Permalink, No Comments)I am a massive fan of subtle greys on websites. Huh? What’s that? You are a bigger fan, you say? You’re not.
So that’s why it pains me when I design something, and the developers tell me that it doesn’t have enough contrast, and doesn’t pass the whole W3C accessibility thing. They have a point. But [...]
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