March 2005

hesketh.com/inc: Taking the Guesswork Out of Interaction Design

How many times don't I think about Interaction Design when I'm putting a site together. There are a lot of little things that we forget. But some of the things that we remember include sticking to standard positioning for elements. Help people to work out the consequences of what they are about to do and perhaps most importantly be prepared for the inevitable potential error.

"Are you ready for "idea swap" business Web sites?" from The Intuitive Life Business Blog

Blogging is only a tool. You still need to prime the pump with great content. Swapping your junk into the pool doesn't work. You really need to ensure that you are putting in your fair share.

Integrated Web Design: Strategies for Long-Term CSS Hack ManagementMany developers tout CSS as the end all for building great web sites. It is extemely useful but like handing a hammer to a mechanic and saying fix my car, in the wrong hands it may not work all that well. Proper implementataion is critical. Of course all I needed to see was Molly's name to know this was going to be a great article.

I wonder around and draw inpiration from many things in the the natural world both for my poetry and my web design. This site seems to have a post a day about some site that drives the authors inspiration. Another resource for my book of tricks.