Design Systems
The most important part of responsive web design is that, no matter what the viewport width, the content is accessible in an optimum display. The best responsive designs are those that allow you to go from one optimised display to another, but with the… Read More »
Posted on: January 5, 2013
Free coffee, next exit
That’s the most effective billboard one can imagine, particularly if it’s typeset properly and if the coffee is good. Most billboards aren’t nearly as useful, because the wrong service is promoted, or, more likely, because someone saw all that space… Read More »
Posted on: January 3, 2013
The Design Lesson: 1 of 1
“In graphic design, nothing is what it actually is. Everything other than content is representative of something else. Additionally, much of the content is also merely representative of something other than what it actually is.” “For the designer, a line… Read More »
Posted on: January 1, 2013
Words and Pictures
Your heart goes tick tock. Listen to it. Put your hand on it and feel it. Count the beats: one, two, three, four… When you have counted sixty beats a minute will have passed. After sixty minutes an hour will… Read More »
Posted on: October 31, 2012
Sweep the Sleaze
“Promising to make you look wired and magically promote your content in social networks, the Like, Retweet, and +1 buttons occupy a good spot on pretty much every page of the World Wide Web. Because of this, almost every major… Read More »
Posted on: June 6, 2012
Designing Lasting
“Designers control the world because they shape how the world is seen. Many of us don’t take that responsibility seriously because we have been doing this for a while and don’t always step outside of our own world. Often we… Read More »
Posted on: March 28, 2012
No More Flash
“Flash is the special plugin that everyone has to install to be able to see your content. No it’s not enough that there are many ways to show your visitors content without requiring them to install extra plugins in their… Read More »
Posted on: January 29, 2012
Design Is Not The Goal
“There is a well-known saying by Benjamin Franklin that states, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If we take that lens to interaction design, we could say: In design nothing can be… Read More »
Posted on: May 4, 2011
The Power of Emotion in Graphic Design
“All of the work we do as creatives use the abilities we have to play with emotion. To make someone laugh is to be memorable. To scare someone is to be unforgettable. To make someone’s day easier is to be… Read More »
Posted on: March 22, 2011
Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for good design
Back in the early 1980s, Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him – “an impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises.” Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked… Read More »
Posted on: November 10, 2010