September 2009
15 posts
“The most important consistency is consistency with user expectations. The only...”
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A first approximation of state and workload
“The Macintosh, for years, showed an icon of a trashcan of imminent danger of explosion if a single document was placed therein. Users quickly formed the habit of emptying the trashcan as soon as the first document hit. This not only turned a single-step operation into a two-step operation (drag to the trash, then empty the trash), it negated the entire power of the trashcan, namely,...
“Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”
– Caterina Fake (via)
Shared responsibility is diluted responsibility
“Regardless of how many individuals might contribute ideas to a project, one individual must be required to make final decisions. One individual must be saddled with the burden of responsibility for the design and the project’s success…”
- Andy Rutledge (via)
“We want to hire the best people even if you don’t have 20 years of PHP...”
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“Good ideas turn into good designs fairly quickly. If you catch yourself fiddling...”
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Simonsohn and Loewenstein found that people who move to a new city remain anchored to the prices they paid in their previous city. People who move from Lubbock to Pittsburgh squeeze their families into smaller houses to pay the same amount. People who move from LA to Pittsburgh don’t save money, they just move into mansions.
(via) A really interesting post on CodingHorror that reviews Dan...
“prisons, hospitals, and schools have the same architecture because they are all...”
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“With hypertext, the information itself is the interface. The content takes...”
– Administrative Debris (via)
“Interest is the first step toward knowledge.”
– Nine Essential Characteristics of Good UX Designers - Fred Beecher (via)
“Danes seem to know instinctively that expectations kill happiness, leaving the...”
– NYT - Lowered Expectations [via]
“Our goal is to hire people with aptitude, not a particular skill set. Any skill...”
– Joel Spolsky - (via)
No responsible agency can bid a project simply...
“Bidding a project is based on loads of information that cannot be found in an RFP. This fact alone should preclude any responsible company from employing or answering one. What’s more, asking for a bid in this way is a clear indication that you regard design and development as pure commodities. Only the most irresponsible agency principles will enter into a relationship on such a...
Note to self:
I used to pride myself on being able to multi-task and deal with interruptions, but the more I think about it I just dont seem to create the same quality of work when distracted compared to working in solitude, undisturbed. Ive really come to resent being disturbed when I am focused on a task, destroys my flow.