what the helvetica?!

InDesign CS6: the new tool for designing for the responsive web

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:56:54 -0400

Creating Wireframes and Prototypes with InDesign

InDesign: How to Use Liquid Layout

InDesign isn’t just for print or epublishing anymore!

Synesthesia

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:06:26 -0400

Synesthesia:

1 in 27 people have it. What a unique perspective on the world!

Yours vs. Mine

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:41:16 -0400

Yours vs. Mine:

The age-old, what-do-we-name-it?! dilemma.

“Excuse me, while I kiss the sky” — Jimi...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:11:18 -0400

“Excuse me, while I kiss the sky” — Jimi Hendrix

cinoh:

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure’s cyanometer, an instrument that measures the blueness of the sky

[a study of blue]

Designing for the Reading Experience

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:58:57 -0500

Designing for the Reading Experience:

Content and context first, then visual design. As it should be!

What most schools don’t teach: how to code.

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:48:20 -0500

What most schools don’t teach: how to code.

The Emotional Life of Books

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:21:32 -0500

The Emotional Life of Books:

Imagine a library in which the books are organized by the emotional judgements of the readers…and Fathom made it happen.

Government data viz has a slippery slope

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:52:00 -0500

Government data viz has a slippery slope:

NPR takes a look at the graphics made for Obama’s State of the Union Address. Are there areas where the communication of factual, quantitative data has been hindered, swayed, or otherwise compromised? See for yourself.

One-Week Online Prototyping Course

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:45:39 -0500

One-Week Online Prototyping Course:

And it’s free! Starts Feb 18th.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:05:31 -0500

Happy Valentine's Day!:

When your website breaks, your heart won’t!

Youth Design Rally for Change

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:58:58 -0500

Youth Design Rally for Change:

Youth Design

We believe that every student with passion, talent, and drive deserves the opportunity to transform their untapped creativity into a promising career. Youth Design addresses the critical socioeconomic needs of urban youth by teaching them marketable design skills, connecting them with motivated professional mentors, and supporting them along the path toward higher education.

Youth Design supports the next generation of diverse young designers by:

• Mentorships with world class designers
• Creating critically needed paid summer jobs
• School-year workshops, focused on design and life skills
• Access to professional networks
• Whole-life learning

AIGA Design Salaries 2012

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:29:33 -0500

AIGA Design Salaries 2012

I’m Archer Hairline. What type are you?

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:19:10 -0500

I’m Archer Hairline. What type are you?

E-Readers Track How We Read, But Is The Data Useful To Authors?

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:25:56 -0500

E-Readers Track How We Read, But Is The Data Useful To Authors?:

With WiFi-enabled e-readers, publishers can gather data about users’ reading habits. To what extent could this data be used to “improve” an author’s writing, say if 60% of readers stopped reading after the second chapter? This has implications for the creative process as well as how publishers sell books.

Could writers in the future be subjected to their publishers’ marketing agendas? The availability of readers’ data begs the question: should writers give people what they “want” or continue to exercise their freedom of speech and creativity in the hope that people will discover something new that they want or like just as much, if not more?

The Classics—Crime and Punishment, Wurthering Heights, Moby Dick, etc.—are not the easiest books to get through, yet are heralded by our time as being the paragon of good literature. Can e-reader data provide an accurate picture of readers’ sensibilities? Tread carefully, publishers; there is much more to the story than just selling books. What will become of timeless literature if we cater only to the immediate wants and desires of the population?

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
– Oscar Wilde

Typographic Maps

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:32:17 -0500

Typographic Maps:

WANT.

BACON TYPOGRAPHY

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:30:50 -0500

BACON TYPOGRAPHY:

Clearly awesome.

Form Follows Function

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:04:11 -0500

Form Follows Function:

HTML5 experiences for your viewing pleasure. Start the Monday of right with some interactive inspiration!

PLAiR

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:07:05 -0500

PLAiR:

Forget Apple TV, Roku, Plex, etc. This gadget is equally as awesome AND portable.

Connecting.

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:05:37 -0500

Connecting.

Facebook redesign concept

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:44:40 -0500

Facebook redesign concept:

Someone took it upon themselves to take a stab at conceptually redesigning Facebook. Fairly neat, I have to say. It borrows some UX patterns and visual design styles from the Windows 8 system (since it’s the trendy thing to do now apparently). However, they need to watch the line lengths on the wall posts (TOO LONG!). And this rendition strongly resembles the new MySpace design posted 3 months earlier. I’d like to see some user research before endorsing any sort of social media redesign.