I’ve seen A Knight’s Tale probably three dozen times since it came out. I just love the part when the heroes say, “You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you absolutely have been found wanting” to the villain after he lost the joust. I can’t help but think back to those words whenever […]
What’s missing from the infographic to the right? Whether it shows four stages, nine, or something in between, almost all diagrams illustrating the redesign project process overlook one crucial step: Website production! Production can make or break your project because it’s how all the pieces come together. Think of it like baking a cake. You’ll […]
Confession: I regularly do laundry but still have to refer to my washing machine’s user guide at least once a month. I blame my memory (because it’s stuffed with song lyrics and movie quotes) as well as bad usability. The main goal in user experience design—in any format—is to add clarity, not confusion. But, fancy […]
The complete history of the Internet is still being written, but 2004 will always stand out as a landmark year. That’s when the use of the term “Web 2.0” became ubiquitous, and it’s also when many notable technologies and websites from the past were born, including: Google’s Gmail web app, TheFacebook.com, Ubuntu, Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0, and Apple’s AirPlay.
When I made my first website during high school in 1998, I used Adobe Illustrator. I’m an early adopter, so over the years, I’ve test-driven the latest options on the market. Remember clunky programs like Dreamweaver, FrontPage, HoTMetaL, and Flash from back in the day? Among newer solutions, like Sketch, Photoshop, XD, and Figma, the […]
