7 Frequently Asked Questions on Card Sorting
June 17, 2012
card-sorting / design / usability-testing
Some fantastic Q & A on card sorting. I can’t think of a better way to help folks understand the abilities and limitations of this practice.
Items of Interest
Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
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The Pixar Touch – history of Pixar – Blog – Pixar story rules (one version)
June 17, 2012
film / pixar / storytelling
Pixar story artist Emma Coats has tweeted a series of “story basics” over the past month and a half — guidelines that she learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories…
The Myth of Female Competition | Danielle Shroyer
June 12, 2012
A couple of years ago I wrote about how I had a bit of a parental freak-out moment when my daughter turned 9 and I realized she was halfway to moving out and going to college. So like any lunatic person, I began giving her regular advice sermons at every possible juncture. Poor, poor child. I even named it Project 9 and made it a diary/journal of sorts for her to have. Well now we’re in Project 1o (Egad! Eight years left!) and I thought I’d share one of the more frequent soapbox sermons I’ve imparted to her this year.
Creating a Mobile-First Responsive Web Design – HTML5 Rocks
June 8, 2012
design / mobile / responsive design
We’re going to walk through how to create an adaptive web experience that’s designed mobile-first.
Experimental Theology: Be a Sacrament
June 6, 2012
culture / richard-beck / theology
First, it means that Christians in the world should be signs of grace. In a world governed by death and ruled by the principalities and powers Christians should be sacraments—visible signs of resurrection, love, freedom, life and grace.
Second, Christians in the world should be efficacious signs of grace. Insofar as we are able we should bring resurrection, love and grace into the lives of others by making ourselves available to the world in the midst of death’s works.
Eric’s Archived Thoughts: Parking Lot Safety
June 5, 2012
When you have children who are new to walking, getting things out of a car while in a parking lot can be a nerve-wracking experience: you know that your kid is capable of walking in any direction, and also that they’re not really aware of the dangers a parking lot can contain.
Type Study: Pairing typefaces « The Typekit Blog
June 5, 2012
Type study is an ongoing series of guest posts about typography on the web. In this article, Aura Seltzer provides tips and tricks for pairing type well.
Responsive workflow
June 5, 2012
design / information architecture / responsive design
A fantastic example of a responsive workflow, taking into account the different starting points, iterations, and questions that need to be asked and how it all still gets beautiful design.
Responsive Typography: The Basics | Information Architects
June 5, 2012
design / responsive design / typography
When we built websites we usually started by defining the body text. The body text definition dictates how wide your main column is, the rest used to follow almost by itself. Used to. Until recently, screen resolution was more or less homogenous. Today we deal with a variation of screen sizes and resolutions. This makes things much more complicated.
Hack the Cover — by Craig Mod
May 31, 2012
There is a tremendous opportunity for book designers and software engineers to figure out what our digital book procession should be. There’s clearly something lost when you’re thrown into a text without context — but how should that context be delivered? What ‘function’ should a cover serve in the digital book space? And even: What is the cover?