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Design and Zen
By Zack Gilbert on 07.17.07
A quote from Chapter 14 of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:
"Peace of mind isn't at all superficial, really," I expound. "It's the whole thing. That which produces it is good maintenance; that which disturbs it is poor maintenance. What we call workability of the machine is just an objectification of this peace of mind. The ultimate test's always your own serenity. If you don'... Read More
Answering Interface Questions To Remove Action Anxiety
By Nick Adams on 04.05.07
If you've used Campaign Monitor then you know it's a pretty slick app. The guys at Freshview really have attention to detail down to an art form — from the background images inside text fields that give you a guideline for the width of your text, to this post about send button anxiety.
The concept of send button anxiety, in their case, refers to the apprehension that comes with sendin... Read More
The Cost Of War, In Pixels
By Nick Adams on 01.18.07
Putting the politics of this issue aside -- how you think the money should be spent is another matter all together -- this article in the New York Times about the cost of the Iraq War is, at its core, a great example of the power of information design.
As the article states, it's hard for us to wrap our heads around the size of large amounts of money. For some reason, it's tough to visualize... Read More
New Google Layout
By Nick Adams on 07.27.06
I did a Google search today and was greeted by a strange screen. It seems I was given the new results page that Google has been testing out on a few users. Did I ask for this? No. Do I know how to get back to the normal screen? No. So getting past the initial "What the hell?" moment, I looked a little closer at the interface.
While Google has always been known for their minimalism, this new... Read More
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