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Dumb Hover Tip Alert

2007-08-01T16:07:00.000-07:00

In general, I'm digging the website. However, this has got to be the dumbest hover tip I've ever seen.

i'm in like with you.

Web Designer's Interviews

2007-07-31T16:47:00.000-07:00

Forum On Web Design and Internet » Everything you always wanted to know about web designers, but were afraid to ask…

A List Apart: Articles: Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo

2007-07-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

Excellent article from List Apart. The title is pretty self-eplanatory.

A List Apart: Articles: Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo

Walking Through Your Product Design With Stakeholders :: UXmatters

2007-06-22T15:58:00.000-07:00

I wish I had this article a long time ago...

Walking Through Your Product Design With Stakeholders :: UXmatters

Interview with Photoshop Product Manager John Nack

2007-05-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

Interview with Photoshop Product Manager John Nack

Fitts Law

2007-05-16T12:49:00.000-07:00

I’ve been looking for a good explanation of how Fitts Law affects application UI and found one specific to Office 2007. Good stuff if you’re interested in the underlying psychology of users.

Jensen Harris: An Office User Interface Blog : Giving You Fitts

A List Apart: The Web Design Survey

2007-04-24T07:55:00.000-07:00

25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer | BittBox

2007-04-16T12:11:00.000-07:00

25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer

Thanks UX Magazine

Ugly Button Alert

2007-04-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

Come on Google … give this button design to someone who knows how to move beyond the Blending Options in Photoshop.

Loitering Links

2007-04-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

As a web designer, I am constantly perusing the web for inspiration. Along the way, I always find much more than that. I thought I would start to compile the links that I find the most interesting - design related or not. Here is the first collection:

Fun
Ham Jam 2006
http://haminthefridge.com/prepartyhardy/

Send an Elf
http://unit9.com/sendanelf/

VentBox
http://www.ventbox.com/

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Misc.
The Museum of Modern Betas Most Anticipated
http://momb.socio-kybernetics.net/most-anticipated

Interesting Facts.org
http://www.interestingfacts.org/

The Viral Chart
http://www.viralchart.com/

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Music
Radical Face (pop)
http://www.3hive.com/2007/04/post_1.php

The Blow (electronic)
http://www.3hive.com/2007/03/the_blow_1.php

Emily Jane White (folk, free)
http://www.emilyjanewhite.com/music.htm

Sex Mob (jazz)
http://www.3hive.com/2007/03/sex_mob.php

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Pretty
2007 Calendar: Once more around the sun
http://informationesthetics.org/node/1

Visual Complexity
http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/

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Retail
Mod Cloth
http://www.modcloth.com/store/index.php

Fly Bird
http://fly-bird.net/index.html

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Useful
Google Launches Free 411 Service
http://labs.google.com/goog411/index.html

Sushi Day
http://sushiday.com/

Design Snack
http://www.designsnack.com/

Interesting Comment UI

2007-04-03T14:28:00.000-07:00

While researching drag and drop, I came across an interesting UI for comments. Click on the comment bubbles to the left of the content on this site:

Jack Slocum's Blog

Web Typography Sucks

2007-03-14T12:37:00.000-07:00

Excellent primer on web typography...

Web Typography Sucks

Thanks InfoDesign

Making random contacts

2007-03-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

Nice tips for finding bogus data for your design layouts.

Making random contacts - (37signals)

Five Principles to Design By

2007-03-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

1. Technology Serves Humans.
2. Design is not Art.
3. The Experience Belongs to the User.
4. Great Design is Invisible.
5. Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication.

Bokardo - Social Web Design » Five Principles to Design By

VisualComplexity

2007-02-27T20:11:00.000-07:00

Very interesting resource for information design.

visualcomplexity.com | A visual exploration on mapping complex networks

Logo Design History - Famous Logos A

2007-02-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

Good reference for logos and their history...

Logo Design History - Famous Logos

Thanks design fckr.

So You Think You Want to be a Manager

2007-01-17T17:08:00.000-07:00

Interesting article on transitioning from designer into a management role.

So You Think You Want to be a Manager

this side up

2006-12-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

This Side Up creates interesting online applications... my only complaint: they don't have demos. I'm not entirely sure I want to take the time to sign up to figure out which ones would be helpful to me.

this side up

Woodpixel - Create your own pixel art... from wood

2006-12-20T17:40:00.000-07:00

I love Pixel art... how fun would this be?

Woodpixel - Create your own pixel art... from wood

Thanks Angie McKaig.

Microsoft Redesigns

2006-12-20T09:51:00.000-07:00

Microsoft redesigns ... and I'm digging it. My only complaint is that the ad space and logo are so large, it pushes the content I care about too far down the page. This seems to be a very marketing oriented decision which could be the right way to go depending on their end goal.

The menu on the right also seems a little out of place.

Microsoft

Online International Journal of Usability Studies (JUS) - November 2006: Volume 2, Issue 1

2006-12-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

Online International Journal of Usability Studies (JUS)

The Diemen Repository of Interaction Design Patterns

2006-11-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

A very useful repository of UI design patterns.

The Diemen Repository of Interaction Design Patterns

Getting Real from 37Signals

2006-11-06T13:17:00.000-07:00

"Discover the smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web-based application."

Available to read for free online...

Getting Real

WebWord - Usability Blog

2006-09-13T16:58:00.000-07:00

Interesting blog with a focus on usability.

WebWord

Design Dork

Dumb Hover Tip Alert

Web Designer's Interviews

A List Apart: Articles: Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo

Walking Through Your Product Design With Stakeholders :: UXmatters

Interview with Photoshop Product Manager John Nack

Fitts Law

A List Apart: The Web Design Survey

25 Reasons You Might Be A Hardcore Graphic/Web Designer | BittBox

Ugly Button Alert

Loitering Links

Interesting Comment UI

Web Typography Sucks

Making random contacts

Five Principles to Design By

VisualComplexity

Logo Design History - Famous Logos A

Top Five Articles for Presenters

So You Think You Want to be a Manager

this side up

Woodpixel - Create your own pixel art... from wood

Microsoft Redesigns

Online International Journal of Usability Studies (JUS) - November 2006: Volume 2, Issue 1

The Diemen Repository of Interaction Design Patterns

Getting Real from 37Signals

WebWord - Usability Blog