I’ve been thinking redesign for quite some time. It’s not that I’m unhappy with my current design. It is because I’m unhappy with my current design. Well, at least with the limitations it presents and how it influences how and what I write. So, I’m thinking it’s high time to take action. Approach Approaching a [...]
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Parlance au Naturale
Far be it for me to criticize anyone for not understanding what I’m saying, at any given time. It’s to be expected. However, if that anyone happens to be software, I set the bar much higher.
If I have to do more than strike a key or click a mouse to accomplish a given task, I feel put out. I realize this is not a realistic expectation in many cases, but it’s inherent to the hard-nosed character required to be a user interface designer. If I am asked to do more than this, when interfacing with a program, my mind immediately starts thinking of ways in which the process could be simplified.
the sign maker and the typographer
Years ago, before I ever got into Web design, I was a sign maker. For about 3 years, I studied this craft. At it’s best, the art of sign making is a demonstration of both the purity of information design and subtlety typography. At it’s worst, it’s the loud example of why these two disciplines [...]
Good Cookie, Bad Cookie UI Design
I’m not one to think of products like soap or tube socks, as having a user interface, but in the practical sense, they do. We tend to lump product user interface design, into the parent category of product design. None-the-less, there is a distinction here. In some products, we can refer to the user interface [...]
User Experience and the Registration Form Pt. 2
There is one common and fundamental key to good user experience, the user should never have to guess. This becomes even more important when you are asking the user to divulge personal information by creating a user account. A few months ago, I wrote an article on the importance of branding and design for registration [...]
User Experience Design: The Registration Form
I’m so accustomed to lying about personal information when I create online accounts… How many online accounts does a person need? After designing what feels like my bagillionth registration form, I have to ask the question, how many online accounts does a person need? More accurately, how many accounts can a person have before maxing [...]
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