Every now and then I have to out myself as a computer nerd. My excitement of the following solidifies my status for another week or two. We just moved from our satellite dish to Verizon for TV to combine both our Internet and TV on FiOS. Along with saving $70/month over our previous setup, they also upped my bandwidth for Internet access as well.
A quick screen-grab of my most recent speed test on it:
For those out of the nerd-know, its REALLY fast.
Part of my job as a purveyor of awesome for my clients is to help them treat their clients nicely through good usability in their products. The following .PDF shows some examples of just the opposite.
Bad Usability Calendar 2009 (3.5MB)
I am thoroughly enjoying motion graphics and videos like this recently. Add it to my ‘if I had 6 months to learn and a client willing to spend thousands on it,’ list of things to do.
http://www.trollback.com/plus/16/TED.html
It’s been a heavy dose of design this week. You’re either really lucky or I need to look at different websites next week.
(via Joshua)
When a typeface gets its own advertisement, it has to be good. Example: you’ve never seen a Comic Sans ad, I’m just saying…
I think Paul Boag is stealing my clients:
You need to take control of the design process. Its your site and you should get the design you want. The role of the designer is to implement your idea. Do not allow him to drag you down into endless discussions about ‘users needs’, ‘accessibility’ and ‘usability’. These are all distractions from the primary aim – to impress your boss and earn that next promotion.
Designers, make sure you read the Please Note before heading through the list. Otherwise you will be ready to punch Paul in the face by number three.