Archive for September, 2009

State of the Web: 9/30/09

Posted September 30, 2009 * Comments(0)
  1. 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines
    http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/24/10-useful-usability-findings-and-guidelines/
    Form Labels Work Best Above The Field; Users Focus On Faces; Scrolling, etc; 27 char search box
  2. Google: Experiments in Digital Creativity
    http://www.idsgn.org/posts/google-experiments-in-digital-creativity/
    interesting usages of the google APIs to create ’sites within’
    http://www.goollery.org/#recent/Google%20Me%20The%20Movie
    http://www.modernista.com/7/index.php
  3. FCC introduces OpenInternet.gov
    http://www.openinternet.gov/index.html
  4. Yale press drops Rand logo
    http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/art-news/2009/09/30/yale-press-drops-distinctive-logo/
  5. Google Wave invites go out today to 100, 000 users
    http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html
  6. CNN iPhone app puts rivals to shame
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/172780/cnns_new_iphone_app_puts_rivals_to_shame.html

State of the Web: 9/23/09

Posted September 23, 2009 * Comments(0)
  1. TechArts – Oct 31st
    http://techarts.eventbrite.com/
    DC’s Creative and Technology communities – coming together for a first time in mass to meet, find collaborators and show off their skills.
  2. Design At Facebook
    http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?879
    Today at their headquarters in Palo Alto, Facebook’s design team walked through their philosophy and approach to designing for a quarter billion users.

State of the Web: 9/16/09

Posted September 16, 2009 * Comments(0)
  1. Extreme Makeover: Craigslist Edition:
    http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist_makeover
  2. Smashing Mag 35 Wireframing Examples:
    http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/01/35-excellent-wireframing-resources/
  3. Zappos Guerilla Redesign:
    http://metalabdesign.com/zappos/
  4. IW sponsors ADCMW Social Event (Oct 21)
  5. Accessibility Camp Oct 10th:
    http://accessibilitycampdc.eventbrite.com/
  6. 960px Layout grids for Axure and Pencil:
    http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/axure_grids.html
  7. Googlelabs Fast Flip:
    http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/
  8. Bing Visual Search:
    http://www.bing.com/visualsearch