How Can We Make Presentations Better?
The second part of iA´s take on presentation work: How Can We Make Presentations Better?. I´m curious to see their autolayout feature in action! The …
Being boring
iA has an interesting article about business presentations, titled Being Boring. The text is introducing their new coming product named Presenter. I´m quoting their claims …
Building like it's 1984. A comprehensive guide to creating intuitive context menus.
An extensive guide by Michael Villar. It contains a lot of examples showing what good context menus are about.
Analysis and design are about making sure we understand, and are solving, problems
My notes from Rich Hickey´s talk Hammock Driven Development: There is no guarantee that if you put together a feature list, even if coming from the …
Objectified
Objectified from Film First on Vimeo. Objectified Bonus Footage from Film First on Vimeo.
Design systems for everyone
Ethan Marcotte has four new courses on design systems, available for free at Aquent Gymnasium. These are my notes about the excellent first course, Design …
Web Interface Handbook
The Web Interface Handbook „is a book about the fundamentals of creating a good web interface. You will find out how to make effective forms, …
Japanese Carpentry
Our tiny family is building a house. We are shortly before moving into the new place and I´m exhausted by the entire process. Building a …
Resilient Web Design
Resilient Web Design by Jeremy Keith Resilient Web Design by Jeremy Keith is a pleasure to read. Jeremy has put together context and concept for a …
13 ways designers screw up client presentations
A lively, enjoyable, and valid talk. Also, I like Mike´s slides very much. Mike Monteiro´s Keynote for Interaction Design Association. Assumptions prior to the client presentation: The work …
Bauhaus Doku in drei Teilen
Vorbereitung und Gründung, ein Film von Gisela Reich Zwischen Weimar und Berlin, ein Film von Walter Rüdel Spuren nach 50 Jahren, ein Film von Walter Rüdel
The 10 Principles of Good Design
Dieter Rams The 10 Principles of Good Design as stated by Dieter Rams: Good design is innovative. The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. …
Less, but better – Rams
Rams is a documentary by filmmaker Gary Hustwit about the legendary designer Dieter Rams. For decades, Dieter Rams was leading the design department of Braun, …
Newspaper designs during the pandemic
Some remarkable newspaper designs I got aware of via Twitter. Michael Bierut pointed me towards the handwritten front page designs of the New York Times. A …
This is a web page
At its heart, web design should be about words. Words don’t come after the design is done. Words are the beginning, the core, the focus. …
The Shape of Design
The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero From the The Shape of Design: … Painting’s near and far states are akin to How and Why: the artist, …