This is a conversation for books-makers, web-heads, content-creators, authors and designers. For people who love beautifully made things. And for the storytellers who are willing to take risks and want to consider the most appropriate shape and media for their yarns.
“People who know what they are doing — people who “get it”, or have real talent in their area of expertise — can instantly and accurately rate the ability of peers in a way others can’t; it’s like a sixth sense. Great designers immediately know when they see good design, because they have refined taste in design. Great programmers know when they see good code, because they have developed taste in code.” -Dustin Curtis
A flickr set of my favorite grid-based web design work.
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Designers assemble! I’m building a network of design and user experience professionals for lead referrals to Internet startup companies, sharing of best practices, and maybe some fun surprises too. Apply here!
Quick and easy things to remember when infusing social into your site.
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Beautiful example of an incredibly simple, goal-directed signup page. The key benefit statement is a clear visual, and the call to action is nearly the only possible action. Hiten Shah brings it again.
Great article on microcopy, sent over by Michelle Zassenhaus, UXD at Knewton. Also see this flickr photo set.
“Stop being perfect and start being remarkable.” via One Trick Pony and @hitenshah
I’ve been wanting to write this article for years. It’s a perfectly written piece about how user testing questions should be framed, and how to (and how not to) use the feedback.
