'Design' Archive

Eyeballs

My vision used to be 20/20. Like George Costanza, I could spot a nickel on the ground from across the room. I routinely mocked my college roommate, who held the alarm clock up to his face to tell time at night after removing his contact lenses.
Times have changed. For the first time in my life, [...]

Evolvingpage v3.0

So — quite a big change here.
Version 3.0 arrives fairly hot on the heels of v2.0, which launched nearly three months ago to the day. This change doesn’t reflect my disappointment with the previous design; it simply recognizes that v2.0 did its job. A sleeker, quieter variation of my inaugural attempt in December, version 2.0 [...]

Style And Design

Design communicates on every level. It tells you where you are, cues you to what you can do, and facilitates the doing. Style is tautological; it communicates stylishness. In visual terms, style is an aspect of design; in commercial terms, style can communicate brand attributes.
- Jeffrey Zeldman, “Style vs. Design”
Indiscriminate use of stylistic [...]

Newbury Film Series Redesigned and ‘Re-aligned’

Over the past month, the Newbury Film Series website has undergone some stylistic updates, a little re-organization, and a bit of a re-alignment (a la the Cameron Moll method) to nudge it in the direction of becoming a more resourceful destination for Boston-area filmmakers.
Stylistically speaking, the site is a bit smoother and softer than before, [...]

K.I.S.S.

I don’t want to introduce any clever variations on this acronym. If I did, however, I might go with, “It’s the User Experience, Stupid,” or “Get Specifically Simple, Stupid.” But there’s many things to keep simple, so let’s just keep “it” simple.
Last week, a web designer’s new portfolio site smacked me in the face with [...]

Sites that ‘Do’

Many sites simply are.
You have been on these sites: here’s our company/organization, here’s what we do, here’s why we’re best/different/revolutionary, here’s how to contact us.
Now, obviously there’s significant value in having a web presence; without a site, you’re already behind the game. But what if your site could be a resource for your target audience? [...]

Things to Consider When Considering a Redesign

Having decided that your current site design just isn’t cutting the mustard, you envision a redesign that will instill awe and amazement around the world while turning your competitors green with envy. Here’s a few things to keep in mind when making your wish list for the new site:

What can your site do for you? [...]

Thank you, Pamela Garry

Every web designer who uses CSS to control the layout and style of their sites has a Pamela Garry.
Pam is a web designer who first made clear to me the capabilities and benefits of CSS design. I’d spent two years working as a self-taught webmaster for United Way of Massachusetts Bay before realizing that CSS [...]