“I received an email today asking how I test my web development work across multiple browsers and platforms, so I thought Iíd post a public response for others to potentially benefit from.”

“Chris Cohen has been on a roll analyzing whether various derivative works are satires or parodies. The difference can mean one is legal and the other isn’t under a fair use analysis. The basic rule is that a parody, which critiques the work borrowed from, is okay. Satire, which critiques something other than the work borrowed from, is not fair use. I tend to take a much broader view regarding whether something is parody (Parody of a Parody), so read on for some of my responses…”

“The workshop is aimed at developing the integrated journalist with a strong emphasis on the visual presentation. Modern news organizations demand that all journalists be skilled and experienced in the use of photographs, layout, visual effects and their integration with other journalistic messages. All editors with picture responsibilities need to have a broader understanding of ethics and of newsroom relationships and to have a better grasp of the management ability to put changing elements together.”

“Like the world around us, Web projects can be a risky business. They can be big, complicated, time-consuming affairs. When you start out, you are faced with many unknowns. The success of a project can depend on external factorsósuch as clients, partners, or other stakeholdersóthat you have no control over. Put simply, projects can go wrong for a whole host of reasons.”

“This part of the research project consists of a series of experiments on the legibility of type on maps. We argue that a search task is one of the best method for evaluating map typography and we have been able to formulate some practical recommendations on typography for the map designer. Additional experiments on type on maps are reported in the section on Eye Movement Recording.” (Thanks Make Ready!)

“This is a list of some of the most commonly found Latin abbreviations and phrases. It may not be completely accurate and is provided as a guide only.”

“Victor works as an advisor to organization leaders, as well as being an active designer and writer. He has designed over 30 digital products working within companies and as a consultant. He has managed both technical and design teams.”

“Just finished a brief heuristic evaluation of a client site, basing part of my feedback on a set of questions that I find quite useful for just about every IA-related project. Every information architect should always have a set of favorite questions in their back pocket; they really do come in handy.”

“Hey, what’s Dropcash? It’s a simple way to organize a fundraiser. Are you raising money for a charity, a trip overseas, a family gift for mom, or to pay off a surprise hosting bill? DropCash lets you set up a page so everyone can follow your progress as you near your goal.”

“Effective with this sentence, Wired News will no longer capitalize the ‘I’ in internet. At the same time, Web becomes web and Net becomes net. Why? The simple answer is because there is no earthly reason to capitalize any of these words. Actually, there never was.”

“Two years ago, Calvin Trillin wrote an article for the New Yorker about Shopsin’s, an eccentric eatery in the West Village with about 9 billion menu items… Shopsin’s has moved to another Village location since the article came out, but they’ve still got that big old menu. If you dare, feast your eyes on a tour de force of outsider information design, all 11 pages of the Shopsin’s General Store menu…”

“The most important part of your digital camera ó its brains, heart, and soul ó very well maybe its image sensor. It’s where all the magic happens and where all the mistakes are made. Ben Long explains.”

“Over the past year, Iíve evaluated the search experiences on a number of popular content sites. With the help of author and interface designer Darcy DiNucci, I picked apart the search and result designs from sites like Apple.com, NASA.gov, SchwabFoundation.org, and a variety of others. We focused on content sites, rather than e-commerce or Web applications, and we avoided general Web search engines entirely.”

“For much of the online world, London Underground’s ‘The Tube’ holds a strange fascination. The famous look of the Tube map was invented by Harry Beck, but Transport For London has kept the enduring design quality up to date on the web… I’ve taken Simon Clarke’s geographically accurate map and overlaid it onto a NASA satellite image of London.”

“Sample data can make or break a wireframe, whose purpose is typically to illustrate architecture and interaction. Poorly selected sample data can end up clouding the wireframe or distracting stakeholders from its purpose. By codifying the types of sample content they employ in their deliverables, information architects can create a coherent narrative to illustrate a websiteís functionality.”