Weekend Reading – Bot or not

Design Objective § How could you argue with that? Writing “As a User” does not make it a user story: The lie starts with the whole premise. “As a user, I want to register”…. No I don’t. As a user I don’t want to give my private information to

Weekend Reading – The Great American Bug

From BUG: Government occasionally shuts down Design Objective § Hand-Sketching: Things You Didn’t Know Your Doodles Could Accomplish. § Whom the Gods Would Destroy, They First Give Real-time Analytics: Real-time web analytics is a seductive concept. It appeals to our desire for instant gratification. But the truth is that there are

Weekend Reading – Headline absurds

Design Objective § Obvious, but what a great way to get the point across: Write less. § Exactly what is says on the flat label, in Open Sans font: Design trends gathered from Dribble. § Email 101: Opens, Clicks, Conversions. § Anyone building mobile apps – not just magazines – should consider the lessons from Why

Weekend Reading – Proofreading at T+0.5

Design Objective § The iOS Design Cheat Sheet: everything you need to know about resolution, icons, element sizing, status and navigation bars, iconography, and typography. § Email as UI: But I strongly believe that the majority of "regular" users would far prefer receiving an email than having to go to

Weekend Reading – Remove to Improve

Design Objective § Did you know you can make graphs look more attractive and impactive by removing unnecessary decorations? Remove to Improve shows you how. § Normalising Designs For Better Quality CSS. This presentation talks about making your designs easier to express in CSS, the obvious benefit being easier to maintain, so

Weekend Reading – Fox News explains The Github

Design Objective § Not a lot of love for the new Yahoo logo. And there's a deeper lesson here about engineering and design. This article captures the essence of the problem, a common trapping when people with strong engineering background try to wing it: Yahoo's Logo Reveals

Weekend Reading – Kitkat wins the internet

Design Objective § If you're tasked with authoring HTML emails, great place to start is the Modern HTML Email e-book. A very fast read, covers all the key point, though not very deep. § Why cards are the future of the web: In addition to their reputable past as an

Weekend Reading – Informal, formal, real life

Design Objective § Gold. How to Work with Engineers — A Cheat Sheet for Designers: Or you can help every engineer you work with develop an appreciation for good design. How? Don’t just throw mocks over the fence—explain what you’re doing.> Teach them about your values, and why

Weekend Reading – The Creative Process

The creative process explained Design Objective § Payment Info is a single form field for collecting payment info. Inspired by Square Wallet. § Gina Trapani: Better user experience almost always means more developer effort and often more complex code. That's the right tradeoff. § jcoglan: Friendly reminder that "people with