"There are three disciplines that have been useful in my self-education: Reading, practicing, and collecting ... If you design for the web, just be immersed in it with your critical glasses on. Sketching has been written about in greater detail than I’ll do here, so let’s talk about the finer points of collecting."
November 2007 Archives
Zeldman talks about the unique nature of Web Design:
"Web design is not book design, it is not poster design, it is not illustration, and the highest achievements of those disciplines are not what web design aims for. Although websites can be delivery systems for games and videos, and although those delivery systems can be lovely to look at, such sites are exemplars of game design and video storytelling, not of web design. So what is web design?"
Guidelines for building Web sites based on research and analysis. Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Good resource material.
Great video gallery at the New York Entertainment magazine Web site:
"In our highlight reel of more than 100 vintage New York videos, CBGB never closed, James Brown never died, and Madonna is still learning how to vogue." Also, some great NY footage of the arts, architecture, literature and film scene. And check out the vintage footage in the 'Very Old New York' section.
"If you haven’t paid it a visit already, the new msnbc.com is worth a look. Nearly two years of research, planning, iterative design, and development went into this behemoth overhaul. It isn’t merely a redesign with a more lively, vibrant brand, but a genuine realign that thoroughly repositions the website as a separate entity from the cable channel, among other things."
"Presenting your work to a client is tricky. Don’t push back and it can be watered down into something you no longer believe in. Push back too hard and the client might bail. In this article Dennis Eusebio offers tips on how to strike the right balance based on his own experiences."
"Eye-tracking studies are hot in the web design world, but it can be hard to figure out how to translate the results of these studies into real design implementations. These are a few tips from eye-tracking studies that you can use to improve the design of your webpage."
"An understanding of what makes a piece of copy really good is one more useful device a web designer or developer can slot into his or her mental tool belt ... So what makes good copy good? Perhaps we can find out by considering what’s made the best of the best…the best."
Veerle talks about her design process for the new site, Duoh.com.
