16th
June
2004
This SVN post has inspired a new xBlog category, The business of design: “We recently won our biggest job of the year (money-wise). However, during the contract negotiations (in which they required us to use their contract), we ran into a snag regarding when ownership rights to the work would be transferred from us to them. They say that they own the rights to the work even before they pay for it and we say they have to pay for the work in full before they own it. Our view is that itís like a car loan or a home mortgage ó the bank still owns the title to the property until youíre all paid up. We think thatís fair and reasonable.”
posted in Business of design | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
“[Experiments seem] to indicate that creativity is a natural potential. Yet somehow, in most cases, the urge to create fades as the human being gets older. Or at best it continues in certain limited areas, such as science, music, or painting. Why should this happen?” (Thanks The Occupational Adventure!)
posted in Creativity | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
“Harmonia Macrocosmica, by Andreas Cellarius, is part of the Marriott Library’s Rare Book Collection. Printed in 1661, it is an atlas of the heavens as seen by the astronomers of the times: Copernicus, Ptolemy, Brahe, and Aratus. There are 30 double-folio hand-painted color plates, plus approximately 200 pages of accompanying text in Latin. The entire book has been digitized and the images may be browsed or searched…” (Thanks Dublog)
posted in Mapping | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
“I’m looking for good writing or references which underpin the notion that western societies are moving from a literal to a visual culture, as used as a central theme in Neal Stephenson’s Snowcrash.”
posted in Visual thinking | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
Just what it says: A very large table showing all the conversions.
posted in Color | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
“VisitorVille is a cutting-edge program that takes a radical new visual approach to web analytics. VisitorVille makes data mining simple and accurate, easily performing tasks that are impossible to accomplish using traditional web analytics solutions. VisitorVille provides visual, intuitive insight into your web site’s success. It instantly shows you traffic patterns, advertising success (PPC & SEO), visitor demographics, and how real people interact with your site in real time. It answers the critical questions that you (and your colleagues) have about the effectiveness of your web site and online marketing campaigns.”
posted in Web development | Permalink |
16th
June
2004
“This is not to say that it doesnít have a significant role to play in user experience design. When done right, usability testing will improve your Web site and your development process, but the current culture surrounding Web site usability testing is such that it rarely benefits the design. Worse, this misapplication can undermine the acceptance of this important technique throughout an organization.”
posted in Usability | Permalink |
