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links for 2008-09-24

• Creating Usable Website Navigation | ifoh designs
  (tags: design webdesign usability navigation ia interface)
• A List Apart: Articles: Web Standards 2008: Three Circles of Hell
  An incredibly well-written article on the state of web standards in 2008. Makes you hope for solid discussions to occur to resolve the issues and create a balanced platform for all designers and developers to work on.
  (tags: web design usability)
• Top 10 Sources of Logo Design Inspiration
  (tags: design web inspiration reference logo brand)
• Blog Entry "When tags work and when they don't: Amazon and LibraryThing" from IA? EH.
  The article on tagging is very interesting. I have been thinking of using tagging as a navigation method on an upcoming project and am very interested in non-linear ways of moving throughout a site.
  (tags: tagging ia web psychology business)
• Konigi Store | Konigi
  Notebooks for wireframing and storyboarding
  (tags: design tools sketching)

links for 2008-09-23

• Pathfinder Development » What does your CSS Swiss Army knife look like?
  (tags: css web webdesign Programming development)

links for 2008-09-22

• Enhance Your Designs with JavaScript functionality | My Ink Blog
  (tags: design webdesign web tools development reference Programming)
• Functioning Form - Previous and Next Actions in Web Forms
  (tags: interface web reference ia UXD usability userinterface)
• Apophysis: Create Amazing Flame Fractals In Seconds! | Sticktacular Productions
  Some awesome art effect. Can't wait to try. Probably while procrastinating at work.
  (tags: tools illustration inspiration design)
• Woork: 10 Beautiful icons set for web developers and designers
  (tags: design webdesign web tools reference)
• 10 questions to ask when looking for a professional web designer or developer
  (tags: webdesign web business reference freelance)
• YouTube - Robot Chicken: Excitebike
  Just a funny video.
  (tags: funny video tangent thought)
• Design By Grid | Home
  A site devoted to grid based design and development. I am a fan of the easily manipulated structure that the grid provides after reading an article in Practical Web Design Magazine.
  (tags: design webdesign web reference tools development inspiration UXD)
• RSS Feed Icon Photoshop Shapes » Anidan Design
  (tags: rss design webdesign tools)

links for 2008-09-19

• 50 Awesome And Creative Business Cards | 1stwebdesigner
  Some more cool identity executions.
  (tags: design inspiration businesscards graphics)
• Collection: [Design Solutions]
  A collection of sharp looking web interface.
  (tags: web webdesign design inspiration ia interface collection)
• Blog Entry "4 Principals for Social Architecture" from IA? EH.
  (tags: ia social web UXD psychology)
• Creative Tabbed Website Navigations & Tutorials | My Ink Blog
  Who doesn't love tabbed navigation?
  (tags: design webdesign inspiration reference interface)

Kacey: The First Year

At the time of this post being published (a year ago), 10:11pm, we were blessed with a healthy baby girl. 

In that time she's grown quite a bit, talked, walked, crawled, giggled, and been truly amazing.  I'm uploading some videos, but I just wanted to share our celebration.  Here's us one year apart.  And yes, the same tee shirt was worn for effect.   

links for 2008-09-18

• www.dontclick.it
  An Experimental Interface that doesn't use mouseclicks. You need to play with the site for awhile to get used to it.
  (tags: interface web webdesign ui inspiration cool)

links for 2008-09-17

• A List Apart: Articles: Look at it Another Way
  A great article on the mental models that UX professionals develop to look at a "problem" from the angle of a user not an organization. Examine the benefit not the structure of things.
  (tags: design webdesign ia web UXD psychology)
• Usability Post » Utilize Space Efficiently for a Better UI
  Simple commentary for solid web interfaces. Makes perfect sense in this situation.
  (tags: usability interface UXD webdesign web)
• 80 Large Background Websites
  Some great visual sites. Didn't click through to any for load time checking. But the background in many calls to attention the content and disallows complicated interfaces.
  (tags: design webdesign web inspiration interface ideas)
• Design By Community : Journal : Mark Boulton
  An real world example of the differences between designing by committee or community. interesting analysis.
  (tags: design webdesign UXD ia drupal usability)
• Logoholik - Logo and Corporate Identity Creation
  (tags: design logo inspiration)

links for 2008-09-16

• Top 7 Most Overused Icons, Shapes & Symbols Used in Graphic Design
  (tags: design ideas)
• 10 jQuery scripts to improve your site’s interface | Design daily news
  (tags: design web webdesign interface development jquery reference)
• 13 Training Principles of CSS Everyone Should Know | Design Reviver
  (tags: design web webdesign development reference)
• Growing web presence - 13 tips to do it right | designfeedr
  (tags: marketing reference ideas)
• CSS Typography: Contrast Techniques, Tutorials and Best Practices
  (tags: design web webdesign typography reference fonts tools development)

links for 2008-09-15

• Functioning Form - A Few Longer Lessons from Architecture School
  A list of skills for an interaction designer to develop. Process oriented versus product driven.
  (tags: design design-thinking UXD)
• adaptive path » blog » Kate Rutter » Sketching is the new black : inspirations from the analog world
  (tags: design inspiration sketching webdesign UXD ideas)
• Special Issue Editorial: Cultural Aspects of Interaction Design
  An interesting editorial on the cultural factors that need to be considered by interaction designers from group thinking to individuals interaction with artifacts.
  (tags: culture psychology UXD design design-thinking)
• Functioning Form - Alternative List Box UI
  A different way to develop multiple selection menus without displaying all elements
  (tags: design webdesign interface ia web forms)

links for 2008-09-14

• Experience Design Manifesto
  (tags: design usability inspiration UXD experiencedesign manifesto ia)
• 15 Excellent Free Font Resources | 1stwebdesigner
  (tags: fonts design webdesign typography tools)
• Design tools for the freelancer | Design daily news
  (tags: design web webdesign reference tools)
• Box.net - Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, Online Storage, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Send Files
  (tags: web sharing collaboration storage tools)