Friday, November 27, 2009
Zeldman makes his first book a free download
Zeldman’s first book, Taking your Talent to the Web, targeted people from the print world moving to the web. While the age of the book shows with references to the technology available at the time, the concepts work well now. 9.5MB pdf <a href=
http://www.zeldman.com/2009/04/16/taking-your-talent-to-the-web-is-now-a-free-downloadable-book-from-zeldmancom>downloadable</a>
Posted by Keith on 11/27 at 01:08 PM
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Online, web 2.0 tools to do almost everything
A nice set of online graphic tools at Aviary (http://aviary.com) won’t replace your desktop graphic tools, but they come close. Worth your time if you use graphic tools or need a low-cost method for modifying images.
Posted by Keith on 11/20 at 04:17 PM
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Google versus design: Are page results in Google easier to use than the site holding the results?
Jason Fried, over at 37 Signals asserts that Google search results gets the user to the information faster than actually using the site to find the information. Watching my own practice on the web seems to bear this out. If I’m looking at design, then travelling to the site is almost a given. Collorary: The meaningfulness of search results can sometimes predict the quality of the site, or at least the quality of the design regarding usability.
Posted by Keith on 11/15 at 05:42 PM
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