10th
March
2004
“They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, some pictures are better at conveying some things than words. Still, not all pictures are created equal, and the power of visual communication is sometimes misunderstood, if not misused. Pictures are no panacea; some words may well convey concepts better than a thousand pictures, too. With its numerous examples, during the workshop, the speaker took the audience on a journey into the nature of visual communication. He clarified the fundamental differences between visual codings (pictures) and verbal ones (text), underlining the strengths and the weaknesses of each.”
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
10th
March
2004
“The first thing to notice is how inelegant the whole thing looks, to the point of menacing. It’s a hodge-podge set of equipment, with little to no aesthetic sensibilities whatsoever. So much for creating a comforting checkout experience. I often see people avoid them like the plague, opting for the traditional checkout line.”
posted in Interface design | Permalink |
10th
March
2004
“Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).”
posted in HTML/DHTML/XHTML | Permalink |
10th
March
2004
“This site provides a series of online textbooks covering electricity and electronics. The information provided is great for both students and hobbyists who are looking to expand their knowledge in this field. Please keep in mind that the textbooks are not 100% complete. They are a continuous piece of work, and thus will continually be updated.”
posted in Technology | Permalink |
10th
March
2004
“James Gosling talks with Bill Venners about visualizing software designs and understanding large-scale distributed systems.”
posted in Software/Hardware | Permalink |
10th
March
2004
“Let’s admit it: Things will go wrong online. No matter how carefully you design a site, no matter how much testing you do, customers still encounter problems like form errors, file not found pages, out of stock items, and inaccurate search results. So how do you handle these inevitable breakdowns? With defensive design. In this book, the experts at 37signals (whose clients include Microsoft, Qwest, Monster.com, and Clear Channel and who created Design Not Found, the first site devoted to defensive/contingency design) will show you how.”
posted in Web design | Permalink |
