tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166280582011-11-05T13:07:09.529-04:00bonzynoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628058.post-3635670786716685472007-08-29T08:41:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:39:59.829-04:00

I am now back at my job. Tired brain crammed with new stuff.

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Craft/Curiousity bridges passion of personal projects with job/client work.Videos as lessons:Short attention span (NSFW language) Act on spontaneous ideas. One thing leads to another."Wouldn't it be cool if...?"Final design reached by individual ideas --> weeding out ideas (with a fair hearing) --> to one.Ripping off designs: Remaking it helps you "understand" the design. Taste...the ability to

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Persuade others to let us do our jobsIt's the Relationship, Stupid"The only way to do great work is to have great clients." - Lou Dorfsman, CBS Creative Director (There aren't great clients. You make great clients.)Endless scope: one way to sell great work is to never stop working on the same job.Respect flows both ways.The client is not an idiot.Don't choose idiots for clients.First impressions

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They fixed fixed positioning!Children of Elementsbody > div {border: 1px solid #fff;body > div > div {border: 1px solid #000;div > ul > li (top level of links)First Children#ericmeyer > *:first-child { cuteness: 110%;} (his first child)#ericmeyer:first-child { pedantics: xx-large;} (any first child)td:first-child {background: yellow;} (any first child as a td)Attribute Selectors[attr] [href][

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Yesterday we had Crazy Spoon. Today we had Crazy Cup!

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Checklist SyndromeCompliance; Quality Assurance; ImpersonalInstead: Accessibility as User ExperiencePatterns/techniques from real sites interplay between XHTML/CSS/JSCustom widgets (Google Maps) - Customized controls not available in html. Problem: voice recognition/keyboard tabbing does not recognize map controls. Ironfeathers.ca customized controls to allow this using button element (div

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Why does form design matter?How customers "talk" to companies onlineCommerce, access (membership), engagementForm redesign can change bottom lineDesign principlesMinimize the pain - nobody likes filling forms in. Smart defaults, inline validation, forgiving inputs.Illuminate a path to completionConsider the context - Familiar vs. foreign. Frequently used vs. rarely used.Ensure consistent

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Be pureseperation - progressive enhancementcontent -> structure (html) -> presentation (css) -> behavior (javascript)english: get all the p elements lolcat: i can has p elements?CSS #foo p { } DOM document. getElementbyID("foo"). getElementsbyTagName ("p")think in english, then translate.keep things simple, avoid touching css markup.Being vigilantConsistency. Resisting inline styles. Avoid the

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No movie sets. No gunshots. Open bar at Fado Irish Pub? Yes!Walked to the Navy Pier afterwards, snapped some pics of interesting ads on the way. After departing my CSS friends, I made my way to a 7 Eleven (We don't have those where I come from). I had not only a 7-Eleven "Squishee", but a 7-Eleven HALO3 Crystal Light Squishee.Tasty, calorie-free, nerdy goodness.Read it.World's largest McDonalds.

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We juggle Color, Typography, Iconography, Flexibility.Example: toupeepal.comColorColor is emotional"I hate that green, It reminds me of my ex-girlfriend's quilt"More "WOW"Color Scheme generatorChoose color palettes from photos (Pixelate)Flickr color groups. "Two colors or less"DrawnPlay around with paint bucket in PhotoshopColors tie everything togetherLink color carries weightTexture: Add Noise

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1. Navigation must always be consistentMust Google maps have the same Google header as the homepage?Need->Interpret->Navigate->ReactApple.com: Excellent example of inconsistency (Good thing)2. There is a magic number seven (plus or minus two).There is a magic number (omit plus or minus two).3. Users must get to all parts of the site all the time.Mistake: thinking about individual sites as solo

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Search analytics:Diagnostic tool. (Example: misspellings in searches=add spell checker to search field)The Zipf curve: Short Head, Middle torso, long tail.Books: Search Analytics for Your Site: Conversations with your Customers (2008)

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I call it: Crazy Spoon. I had no idea how to eat it.

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Little details add up to a big designDiscovery:Good environment. Inspiration. Sketchbook.Old printed materials (digital and paper).Keep iphoto bank of images/scans.Research: Attend event/place of website content if possible (Attend Pub for Irish music/heritage website).Books (heirarchy, typography, etc) For A List Apart.Process: Iterative Design: Revisions, staying close to original intent/design

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boingboing.net Design? No. Content. Yes.Base Camp: Project ManagementWriting budgets! Content czars. Content is KEY.Design helps people read less. When people read less, every word counts.Copy is often the cheapest part of your site to fix. All copy is a brand opportunity.Guide Copy: Blogger: 1-2-3 create a blog; Veer: "Preview type before you buy."Clear,BriefAudience-appropriate (Appropriate can

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Padding is for any element (Even images). Use background color on images as a matte color. Transparent PNGs.He is using Keynote. Cool.CSS Vertical Bar graphs: Apply to table. Table id: #q-graph; div size: em; Display: block; Position table rows absolutely; td Width: 25% (4 quarters) offset left: xx%; height: xx%;Use th for headings (legend) position 100% left, left margin to position to right

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Enjoy some pre-show pics. The nerds tremble in my presence.

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Enjoy some pics from Chicago (sorry some aren't rotated..this iBook doesn't have iPhoto. Jerks.) Oh, and we witnessed the filming of Wanted (pics/video to come). Batman: Dark Knight was also being filmed (helicopter scene). Apparently, the bat signal was on earlier. ..Tim Ryan and Federico Pucciarello from the Munster (Ireland) Rugby team. They were asking for directions. Fellow Event-Aparter

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Howdy. Check this while I'm gone for some posts, pics, and updates from the show.

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Welcome to my Blog!

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