“One of the givens of Web design, the holiest of holy truths, is the sanctity of the 216 websafe color palette. It’s a rite of initiation for every Web designer or developer: Use only these colors, we are told, and don’t question why.”
“When you actually talk to someone who knows both jazz and management, it turns out there really is a lot to bring to the world of business from the world of music. It also turns out that most of what really applies is the exact opposite of the conventional wisdom. Fast Company found out by talking with jazz vibraphonist and educator Gary Burton.”
A straightforward graphical comparison of the timelines for an interactive project from two very different perspectives.
“To determine what makes for successful content design on the Web, IQ asked three design gurus [Jakob Nielsen, Brian Collins and Michael Grossman] to critique three content sites’ home pages: The New York Times, ESPN and Seventeen. While there was some consensus, the three produced a wide range of opinions. Here, the experts reveal their thoughts on what works and what doesn’t, lending insight into the good, the bad and the ugly on the Web.”
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“Four of your fellow development team members, all trying to do their specific jobs to the best of their abilities, have the power to sink your best effort at interaction design. As an interaction designer, it is your job to see they don’t do so. (If you are not an interaction designer, read on anyway; you may be surprised to learn that you may be part of the problem.)”
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“One of the givens of Web design, the holiest of holy truths, is the sanctity of the 216 websafe color palette. It’s a rite of initiation for every Web designer or developer: Use only these colors, we are told, and don’t question why.”
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