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27
Nov
2011

Who’s the Boss?

No, I am not referring to the quintessential ‘80s TV show of the same name — but rather the workplace conundrum of who has final say in questions of user experience, technology, and design. The obvious answer may be: “Well, d’uh — the person in charge of that department.”

27
Dec
2010

Photoshop is the worst web design tool

I used to design websites using Fireworks — sometimes I used Illustrator. To me, they were easier to use and also performed a lot snappier than Photoshop. Fireworks also had some cool features like symbols, where you could turn a group of objects in to an editable symbol that could be used throughout the site.

30
Aug
2010

Are you a Decorator or Designer?

One thing I hear a lot while working on the web is: “I like it! That design looks good”. Beauty is king. This type of comment implies that the design has met its goals by being pleasant to the eye. While being ‘pretty’ is important, does it really matter? What I would really like to [...]