“Design” Archive
Heading webinale 07 … Not
I just canceled my session on the webinale 07 due to severe allergic reactions (at full tilt since Friday), probably even including a cold that flew under the radar. I don’t feel fine, and I can hardly speak. Here’s the old plan and the post I scheduled for today, for the sake of completeness …
Principles of Art, Design, and Decoration
Many thoughts on especially design recently lead me to the conclusion that defining the terms art, design, and decoration must be pretty simple. Or outlining their principles, at least. Simpler than I thought in school (anyone remembering these “what is art” questions?) …
10 Steps to Create a High-Quality Website
A valuable offer of information does not fall from the sky and it is impossible to gather it in a few easy clicks. No. What you need are goals, content, structure, design, programming and maintenance. What you need is expertise – constantly …
On Updating a Book (Webdesign mit CSS, 2nd Edition)
I’m still working on the second edition of Webdesign mit CSS (German, estimated release in August). And I may say: I like this work, but updating a book’s more challenging than starting from scratch anyway. It looks like less work, but that work’s really “different” …
Definition of the Dark Side: MySpace
We certainly focused on the “Dark Side” once but didn’t define it yet. Here it is: MySpace. Why? Because multiplying unprofessionalism with popularity lets MySpace score the most points …
Hire Only Web Designers with a Website
… is a good rule of thumb when you need a web designer or developer. Though it’s not necessarily a sufficient criterion, the benefits must be quite obvious. Web designers who also own websites are more likely to be close to the medium, to prove enthusiasm and engagement, …
Wanted: Voluntary German to English Translators
Easily earned fame and glory.
3 x Web 2.0: What You Should Know About the Current Web
“Web 2.0”, that’s apparently the buzzword of the technology-related part of the fresh millennium. Here are three important contributions and ideas around it, in case you didn’t know. Tim O’Reilly: What is Web 2.0? The O’Reilly Media founder coined the term “Web 2.0” in 2005 and tried to …
QA: On Errors, and Why Paying for Errors Pays Off
A pseudo-scientific approach that is intended to improve websites and webservices, and which is applicable almost anywhere: Problems With Errors. They worsen any user experience. Simple. When a product stops working from time to time, when you notice an author not being able to …
1 + 1 = 3: Explaining Busyness and Background Noise on Websites
“1 + 1 = 3 (or more)” is an important design phenomenon described by Josef Albers and Edward Tufte, among others. It basically says that two elements in close proximity cause a visible interaction: Figure: Copyright Al Globus. This interaction can result in perceiving information that is not there, …
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