Writings
The Future of Infographics15
by Sarah Slobin on Jun 15, 2011 in Design
Have you noticed that infographics are everywhere? You can't swing a diagram of a cat without hitting an infographic about making an infographic. As someone who loves data viz to death (I do it for a living) I've been stewing about the meaning of this trend. A lot. Read More…
Page Transitions13
by Tim Aidlin on Dec 3, 2010 in Design
When working on mobile and web applications, it’s important to consider transitions from page to page. But how do you figure out what the best transitions to use are Read More…
Your Middle Manager’s Guide to Design Enlightenment4
by Thomas Lewis on Sep 21, 2010 in Design
Does your manager care about good design? Is he or she an advocate for good design? This post will help you discover how ‘design enlightened’ your boss is—and show you how to turn an unenlightened boss into a design advocate Read More…
Article vs. Section: We’ve Finally Gone Mad25
by Nishant Kothary on Aug 12, 2010 in Design
Two weeks ago I decided to use the controversial HTML5 structural tags, <article> & <section>, in the real world. A week ago I found the first white hair on my head Read More…
Less is More, More or Less20
by Nishant Kothary on Jul 8, 2010 in Design
Design decisions based on gut feelings, simple reasoning, and rules of thumb can be as effective, if not more, than those based on complex analyses Read More…
The Beginning of The Archivist2
by Tim Aidlin on Jul 2, 2010 in Design
A couple years ago, my friend irhetoric and I were chatting about Twitter, as we were at the end of building Flotzam, a social networking aggregator tool that collects and visualizes the ephemeral information floating around in the social sphere. In some ways, this ephemerality is beautiful: all this information swirls around us like leaves Read More…
On Being a Bad Client12
by Thomas Lewis on May 21, 2010 in Design
Perusing all the design blogs I follow, I always happen upon “Fire Your Client” and “How to deal with bad clients” posts. In fact, I often enjoy reading Business Guys on Business Trips, which takes a snarky look at dealing with clients who don’t get it Read More…
Designers, Be Happy You’re Not Dolphins16
by Nishant Kothary on May 13, 2010 in Design
I recently watched The Cove—the much-heralded documentary about the covert annual slaughter of Dolphins in Japan. Oddly, I walked away feeling sorry for designers Read More…
Design for Action0
by Tim Aidlin on Apr 19, 2010 in Design
As UX Professionals we have to think about moving away from traditional mouse-based interactions and think of a new way Read More…
Recycled Creativity: A Note from Bill Buxton2
by Bill Buxton on Apr 12, 2010 in Design
If "redux" means a revisit of previous work, is "predux" revisiting your next work before having done your current work Read More…
