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Long ago, when I set up this blog I read a few primers on blogging. One of them suggested that you have a picture of yourself on your blog. There were lots of good arguments for doing it, so I dutifully hunted among my photos for a picture of myself. Turns out […]

I think that common sense goes a long ways in UI design… But not all the way. It’s a learned skill like any other. I was reading up on calendar controls today (which I’m obsessed with, by the way) and caught a great post by the curmudgeonly Jakob Nielsen. Here’s the […]

This Tuesday, I’m going to get a chance to meet Kevin Hale, who is the designer behind Wufoo and proprietor of ParticleTree. Kevin wrote a blog post last month that I think is one of the better summations of what it means to be a web designer. While I don’t want to dwell […]

A reader took the time to shoot me an email with a few questions about design and startups… His questions were interesting enough that I thought they might be worth blogging about. So here goes:
Question #1 - What is the priority balance between programming and design/UI?
In my opinion, it totally depends on your […]

One of my brethren at YCombinator sent out a request to the 2008 Winter Founders list a request for information about design services for his startup. He and his co-founder, like many YC founders, are hackers.
In my career I’ve been a web designer (although I’m only moderately good at it), I’ve hired web designers […]

Alan Steele (ex-Jobster colleague) tweets:
“using a mac for the first time in many years. so far i don’t see what all the fuss is about. it’s just another desktop…”
I tend to agree. A computer is a means to an end, and an XP Windows box usually gets me to my “end” just fine.
There are […]

One of my favorite “design” bloggers out there is Josh Porter of Bokardo. In his most recent article, Josh contends that “designers need a place at the strategy table because their work depends on and is a direct result of it. If it’s not already, realizing the business strategy of the organization in an […]

The best teams I’ve ever worked on have had a peculiar vibe of “mutual awe”. When I saw what my colleagues could pull off, I was dazzled. When I pulled off something cool, THEY were dazzled.
At the same time, I think it’s tremendously valuable to be a hobbyist in the areas […]

http://bokardo.com/archives/design-is-not-art-redux/
Great blog entry about design by one of my favorite bloggers.

With much pageantry and fanfare, the 2012 Olympics logo has been unleashed upon the world, and it appears to be a disaster. It reminds of another logo debacle back in my home town.
My favorite bit of coverage on the logo is (predictably) from Seth Godin, who talks about the accompanying quote on the press […]