A detailed follow-up to my introductory post on how to research political candidates, this post lists the best tools for researching candidates and offices for the 2012 election in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Using a more
scientific method & customer-centric approach to debugging
Drupal, rather than randomly trying things, will greatly increase your productivity.
Dan Brown explains his 8 principles of information architecture, with occasional clandestine references to his 2009 IA Summit talks on Design Rules and Modelling Concepts.
Federal Court Judge Walker's soon-to-be
famous "80 findings of fact" were hard to scan in their original format, so I
removed all those annoying (though, no doubt, necessary) citations and have
created a friendlier list.
Walker overturned Proposition 8 because its proponents "fail[ed] to advance
any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a
marriage license."
I could offer my thoughts, but I mostly want to hear yours. What did YOU
find interesting about these facts?
Boykin gives 7 recipes for confusion and tips for avoiding them in web design. I've also embedded the hilarious cat food video he created that explains the importance of designing for the cat, not the owner.
"The number 1 rule of e-commerce: make it easy for people to give you money."
Learn the 2 Laws of Simplicity, 4 solutions for creating simplicity (with fun remote control images), and 6 strategies for simplicity in design. Or, as Albert Einstein explained, how to "make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible
without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single
datum of experience."
Here's a list of some of the most useful Firefox extensions: the top 5 for web developers and designers, 3 for everyone, and a few more untested - but possibly useful - extensions.
If money or portability are your primary considerations, then get a used copy of the first edition, as it communicates the central idea (the power of visual thinking for the workplace) in an almost identical fashion and is easier to schlepp on the bus. However, if a few more dollars and a slightly-bigger book don't bother you, consider buying this new edition, as it's subtly-revised diagrams and improved explanation of key brain science concepts make it easier to understand on the first read.
For more detail on the differences between this and the previous edition, as well as a summary of the ideas discussed in the book, read on...
How are similarity, attractiveness, pictures and stories relevant in the web development,
IA and UX fields? Read these summaries and reflections on chapters 8 and 10
in Susan Weinschenk's book, "Neuro Web Design: what makes them click?", to find out.
A detailed follow-up to my introductory post on 
Dan Brown explains his 8 principles of information architecture, with occasional clandestine references to his 2009 IA Summit talks on 
Boykin gives 7 recipes for confusion and tips for avoiding them in web design. I've also embedded the hilarious cat food video he created that explains the importance of designing for the cat, not the owner.
Learn the 2 Laws of Simplicity, 4 solutions for creating simplicity (with fun remote control images), and 6 strategies for simplicity in design. Or, as Albert Einstein explained, how to "make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible
without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single
datum of experience."
Diagrams of the 4 main patterns proposed by
Donna Spencer, as well as her 4 combination patterns and 1 audience-contributed IA pattern.
