Double Click = Search?
Normally, when you click on a word on the web or on most word processing applications, the word is selected. Right? Well, recently, I… Read More
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The Internet All Grown Up and Grown out
This past weekend a friend of mine brought over his Nintendo Wii, not only was I impressed with its gameplay and usablility, but… Read More
Cool AJAX “loading” Image Generator
Simply put, this is cool. Generate your own “loading” images in a matter of seconds. Specify foreground and background colors, and the type of… Read More
Information’s Growing Pains
We can all agree that the volume of information on the web is growing at an astonishing rate. What we can’t seem to agree on… Read More
Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and the Web
After almost a year of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” sitting on my bookshelf, begging to be read, I finally found the time to plow through… Read More
Web Design is Settling Down. Thank God!
Web sites are becoming easier to use mainly because major web destinations have standardized on several design patterns – transforming them into conventions that smaller… Read More
Mission Impossible Accomplished
This morning I took a look at the site for Catholic Community Services via cssmania.com. So what you say? Another… Read More
The Squint Test Won’t Cut it Anymore?
About seven years ago, I learned a great lesson from a great person. Peter Quinn, my then Art Director, and current… Read More
ROI in UI
Mike Padilla from Digital Web Magazine wrote a great (and courageous) article on the compromises that we often make as UI designers. In “… Read More
Jane Jacobs & the web
For someone who grew up disliking the bustle, noise and apparent violence of the city, Jane Jacobs was a real eye opener. Read More