2nd
January
2001
“Primary navigation bars provide shortcuts to main sections on a website and is displayed on most or all pages. I argue that primary navigation bars should be removed completely for three reasons: 1. Navbar links are rarely needed, 2. They are often hard to interpret for users, and 3. They take up valuable space in page top/left side on all pages.” From a collection of articles by Kristoffer Bohmann.
posted in Web design | Permalink |
2nd
January
2001
“Ever encountered a ‘404 error’ message on a site? Also known as a ‘page not found’ error, it can really annoy visitors. Some of these folks may never return to your site. If you don’t handle these people with care, you could drive important traffic away from your site. Now, you really don’t want to do that, do you?”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
2nd
January
2001
I got this for XMAS: “In this vigorous history of maps and their creators, New York Times science writer John Noble Wilford recounts the accomplishments of dozens of cartographers from many cultures and times, among them Gerardus Mercator, Francis Beaufort, Charles Mason, and Jean Fernel. Ranging from ancient Chinese scrolls to the latest satellite images of distant planets, he renders a history full of ‘heroics and everyday routine, of personal and national rivalries, of influential mistakes and brilliant insights.’”
posted in Mapping | Permalink |
2nd
January
2001
“In this issue of LiNE Zine, we focus our attention on design. To do this, we cast our light as far and wide as possible to bring in different perspectives and voices. We ask, from a design standpoint, what does a learner require to have an outstanding learning experience. We examine how people take in information and how our environment can truly help us learn effectively and enjoyably along the way.” LiNE Zine is a quarterly e-magazine introducing thought leadership about learning, performance, and knowledge in the New Economy.
posted in Learning | Permalink |
2nd
January
2001
I got this for XMAS: “In this vigorous history of maps and their creators, New York Times science writer John Noble Wilford recounts the accomplishments of dozens of cartographers from many cultures and times, among them Gerardus Mercator, Francis Beaufort, Charles Mason, and Jean Fernel. Ranging from ancient Chinese scrolls to the latest satellite images of distant planets, he renders a history full of ‘heroics and everyday routine, of personal and national rivalries, of influential mistakes and brilliant insights.’”
posted in Books | Permalink |
