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No risk, no reward

27/01/2010 By admin

Ever heard this old saying? Sure you have.
I always take it a step further though, no risk, no nothing.

All great designers take risks, possibly you included. They try to push themselves to their limits and beyond. They test new ideas and quite often they win. Awards and praise and recognition. Sometimes they loose too but hey, you can’t win all the time.

But when was the last time that you took a risk in your web project?
No, I don’t mean that new javascript gallery you used or a sliding menu. I mean taking all the knowledge of design, technology, web and usability you have and coming up with a design that does not follow the standard. Navigation, just like on any bike racks for garage site across and content in the middle and maybe some extra navigation down the side. When was the last time you went beyond that?

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Filed Under: introduction to css

Multiscreen setup and productivity research

09/01/2010 By admin

I am doing a little research on productivity for one of our projects and I thought I’d ask you for a little help.

It’s really a question for those of you who use double (or more) screen setup at work. Do you find that you are more productive with two screens? Could you give some examples of how you use your two screens setup? Also, if you could let me know how your productivity was affected when you got the 2nd screen.

I know how it affected me but I don’t want to base this project on my own experiences. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

You can either leave your answers in comments or email me directly.

Many thanks for your help.

Filed Under: web accessibility

What is your new years (usability) resolution?

07/01/2010 By admin

I take it that you are probably tired of reading or listening about new years resolutions, right? Let’s face it, we are bombarded with them and any advice on how to keep them from middle of December at least. 

Well, I will have to add my share to that asking what is your new years (usability) resolution? What do you want to do to improve your projects and the way you design them?

Mine is very simple, to write more concise copy and to learn to communicate through the medium of the web more successfully.  In order to do that I will have to study writing techniques a bit more and also test my writing all the time but that’s OK. 

What do you think you could improve or pay more attention to this year? Do you know what usability errors you are most guilty of? Would you be able to make a list of them? If so, pick one, or a few and try to work on them. Fair chance is that the ones you will choose will be the biggest ones. And yes, they will also be the toughest to tackle but at the same time once you learn to avoid them your projects will get million times better.

So, what’s your new years (usability) resolution?
Filed Under: web usability