When I originally checked out Get Satisfaction, I was immediately impressed. However, it wasn't until I needed to get in and use it for myself that I really began to appreciate the depth of thought apparent in the interface.
Comments: 7 (view/add your own)With the Next Update blog up and running, I've been having some dilemmas about what to post where. I wanted to make a quick post to make sure everyone's following the right feeds.
It's no secret that I'm a fan of simplicity, so when I came across "The Big Questions" widget, I immediately fell in love. Now, I'm enjoying it enough to want to spread the word.
Like many, I hate to see mindless copying or stealing of visual designs. When it comes to interface elements though, I feel exactly the opposite. I want to see sites reusing bits and pieces of interfaces. It's key to improving the usability of the web as a whole.
Comments: 4 (view/add your own)I wanted to have an open-ended chat with anyone that's interested in the issue Tracker. We'll be talking about the status, progress, features, ideas, and anything else that comes to mind.
The perfect storm of events happened yesterday,my entire file system reverted to a state from many hours before. I was only mildly concerned until it happened again this morning.
Comments: 11 (view/add your own)Oftentimes, there's an abundance of relevant information to display on the screen, and not enough space to display it. One way is to make efficient use of information that's already on the screen and recycle it by visually connecting it in a unobtrusive manner.
Comments: 3 (view/add your own)After a little over a month, we're starting to pick up momentum with the issue tracker, and launching our new company site is the first outwardly visible step of that progress.
Having a clear vision and purpose for your application might seem like just a nice-to-have, but in reality, it's that vision and purpose that determines decisions at every crossroad. Any lack of clarity and strength of purpose will show through in the resulting application.
Comments: 7 (view/add your own)If there's anything I've learned about designing web applications in recent years, it's the fact that things change over the course of a project. Learning to embrace that fact and direct it towards a productive evolutionary process has made a significant impact on my work.
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