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"‘social design’ should only ever happen in terms of innovations already being undertaken by the..."
“‘social design’ should only ever happen in terms of innovations already being undertaken by the people with the unmet needs. A social designer’s job is not to create innovations, but to ...
Via explore-blog: David Ogilvy’s timeless principles of...
Via explore-blog : > DAVID OGILVY’S timeless principles of creative management > > > > “Kill grimness with laughter. Maintain an atmosphere of > informality. Encourag...
"We can divide well-done design projects into a discovery phase… an exploration phase…..."
“We can divide well-done design projects into a discovery phase… an exploration phase… and a refinement phase” - Jared Spool, ‘Shifting to Disposable Personas’, 21 May 2013 > ...
"Not drinking tea and not having cream on cream teas reduces the day to day hassle, stress and..."
“Not drinking tea and not having cream on cream teas reduces the day to day hassle, stress and confusion of living in Devon by approximately 90%” - Barnaby Walters reflects on conversation...
Working in Harmony: Links and further reading from my talk
My talk at Port80 2013 riffed on the theme of the parallels between music and the web, and why music offers often better analogies, especially when considering workflow and collaboration, than t...
The launch of the new University of Surrey website
By George, we did it! www.surrey.ac.uk I’ve spent the last three months working with University of Surrey’s Digital team, wrangling* a team of freelancers, contractors and in-house designe...
Designing Content: how web designers can stop worrying and learn...
DESIGNING CONTENT: HOW WEB DESIGNERS CAN STOP WORRYING AND LEARN TO LOVE CONTENT STRATEGY Discussing why content and design are equally important to great user experiences at the DIGPEN conferen...
Predict the Sky: New UX & UI concepts, Oct 2012 from Sophie...
Predict the Sky: New UX & UI concepts, Oct 2012 from Sophie Dennis on Vimeo . Another weekend Hackathon at The Met Office meant a chance to reconvene TEAM PREDICT THE SKY. The story of buildi...
Is a lack of great writing why advertising isn't working?
Dear Michael Wolff, You are right. Advertising needs good writers. Like you, I get frustrated by bad writing. I get frustrated when my clients care more about how their stuff looks, than whethe...
"Your user experience is not your deliverables"
“Your user experience is not your deliverables” - Martin Belam, ‘Why I have (some) sympathy with the people behind the Olympic ticketing website’ Martin Belam reflects on the disas...
'Thinking of interfaces as sets of jobs' by Ryan Singer
'Thinking of interfaces as sets of jobs' by Ryan Singer : Interactive systems like websites and apps are best designed as a flow. But it is very easy to lapse back into designing them as a seri...
"Privacy and solitude improve creativity and productivity. I love working alone. Some of my most..."
“Privacy and solitude improve creativity and productivity. I love working alone. Some of my most inspired moments come from ruminating, researching, experimenting and working alone.” - Andr...
"Design the top level of your navigation in isolation. Base it on your top 20 tasks. Then test it..."
“ Design the top level of your navigation in isolation. Base it on your top 20 tasks. Then test it with about 20 top task questions. Ask a minimum of 20 people what their first click would be ...
Simple is not a design treatment
> Simple is hard. Simple requires deep investigation, a thorough > understanding of every aspect of a project, in line with the needs > and expectations of the audience....
Fluid Grids Are More Complicated Than That: Andy Clarke on 24ways
Fluid Grids Are More Complicated Than That: Andy Clarke on 24ways : > When columns and elements within them change width, all too easily a > visual hierarchy can be broken and...
Is Google's clean-and-simple aesthetic dull, or classic? Mashable can't decide.
Is Google's clean-and-simple aesthetic dull, or classic? Mashable can't decide. : I’m confused. The new Google Reader is “super stark, open and clean, but is it too dull?” yet the “Clea...
Rethinking the Mobile Web by Yiibu
Rethinking the Mobile Web by Yiibu : (View more presentations from Bryan Rieger on Slideshare ) As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the Morrisons mobile site, here’s Bryan Rieger’s e...
Mobile sites: beware flaky device detection
Morrisons, the UK supermarket chain, have a mobile site . So far, so good. Unfortunately their device detection is somewhat, ahem, flaky. Here’s what it looks like on my HTC Desire S, a rec...
Beware web designers bearing solutions
> The Law of the Instrument can be seen in every web discussion forum, > on sites such as Forrst and on Twitter. Ask for a CMS, blog or > framework recommendation an...