Like good poetry, a well designed interface makes promises.
In a poem, if each third line in the first two stanzas include something about snow peas, then the last four stanzas probably should too (unless you have an extremely good reason for leaving them out. The same is true with interface design.
If you begin to use the color orange as a background on some buttons, you'd best stick with it so the user doesn't get confused or frustraited. This holds true through out the entire design. Make sure your deviations are justified.
Just thought you all should know. 8o)
This blog entry is in response to Jbo's comment on the SunCom entry.
After a wave of big dreams washed over me last week,
I've found myself sitting stairing at the dust in the corner.
Thinking small thoughts.
Producing nothing.
This morning, the Lord brought me to the point of realizing that my current state of mind was sinful. My thoughts have been selfish. Not in that I'm greedy, but in that I'm not giving.
Kammer said it best, "Creativity is one of the most powerful ways to exhibit unselfishness."
I've been sitting here,
not producing,
not acting,
not cleaning,
not improving,
slidding,
slipping,
drifting.
It's not a pleasant place to be.
Like drinking muddy water out of a broken cistern,
I'm thirsty and disatisfied.
All that,
changes now.
Today.
This moment.
My hat is over the fence (again). If any of you ever catch me not dreaming, rebuke me. If I'm not producing anything, rebuke me twice. I need your help brothers. Please help Christ purify me by not allowing me to just sit.
No matter what my head wants to think or how disallusioned and frustratied I may feel during the course of today, I'm am going to make my mantra: "By Him all things. Carpe diem corum Deo (seize the day before the face of God)."
How may I help you?
KwMap.com - A Keyword Map For the Whole Internet
Nothing ground breaking really, but it's interesting. It leverages the keywords of the referrer (the page your coming from when going to their site) to generate a list of related sites.
Any body out there interested in signing up for SunCom mobile phone service? I've been a member for over a year (special thanks to the UnPlan), and now have the change to refer a friend. If anyone out there's interested and you sign up using my referal code, we'll both get a $35 service credit (according to the coupon I got last week).
If your interested, feel free to let me know.
P.S.: The coupon's good until November 30th, 2003.
Doug Young, my father, will be having an open studio November 21-23. You can visit his web site, DougYoundStudios.com to find out more.
You ever move in to a new place, and determine to yourself, "this time I'll do better." Instantly your mind is filled with all sorts of things you could do to improve your new habitation.
For me, HatShop sits like a new empty room. It needs painting, remodeling, something to make it look more my own.
That will happen. Soon, I hope. Now back to other work. 8o)