Design
still hashing about. to fix with Process
Design basics
- Eames: Design is a Method of Action [1]
- Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design
- Paul Rand: Thoughts on Design
- A Crash Course in Information & Visual Design - September 29 2012
Web design
- The Elements Of Design - series of blog posts
- Google I/O 2012 - Advanced Design for Engineers
- http://weavora.com/blog/2012/10/21/web-design-trends-we-love/ [2]
- http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/attention-grabbing-homepages-11121253
- http://contrastrebellion.com/
- http://colly.com/comments/bauhaus_ideology_and_the_future_of_web_design/
Usability
- Usability First - We want to provide valuable information about usability for anyone interested in the design of software or websites, from beginners to experts, in academia or in industry.
Jakob Nielsen's Current Issues in Web Usability articles
- Accessites.org - We aim to prove that accessible, usable web sites built with universality and standards in mind need not be boring. We will show you artfully crafted sites made by some of today’s most progressive web developers.
User Experience
- UX for the masses - These articles are written by Neil Turner - A UK based UX designer. I like to share, discuss and comment on UX ideas, tips, insights and practices that everyone can use to help design a better user experience for all.
- How to get a UX job and what it’s like - June 10, 2012
Information Architecture
See also ontology in general.
- Information Architecture - The importance of having a well-structured website comes from how information and data is related to each other. The thorough planning and gathering of ideas to form a structured and meaningful arrangement of this data is Information Architecture.
- So what’s an Information Architect?
- study of information structure for a defined purpose
- define the architecture of content relative to database construction and user-interaction
- organize and qualify the appropriate use of metadata schemas, controlled vocabularies, folksonomies, ontologies etc.
- articulate and produce meaningful information visualizations
- help to structure information for easy digestion in digital applications
Specifics
- UX Myths collects the most frequent user experience misconceptions and explains why they don't hold true. And you don't have to take our word for it, we'll show you a lot of research findings and articles by design and usability gurus.
- Design patterns search
- Pagination 101 [3]
- http://www.kapilkale.com/blog/the-worst-ui-pattern-in-existence/
- Skeumorphism & Storytelling - "An interface that is not only easy to use, but fun to use, engages the user and creates an experience where obstacles are easier to overcome, and thus an experience where the product is easier and more effortless to use. Done right, skeuomorphism can retain the simplicity and ease of use of an interface while empowering users to act."
- Can We Please Move Past Apple’s Silly, Faux-Real UIs?
- http://quicksprints.com/post/32792397474/how-we-increased-landing-page-conversion-from-5-to-55
Reviews
- Buffer’s UX | “Buffer” as a Good Thing - great site review
- Alpha.gov.uk - A quick usability review
Search
- UICloud - search ui examples
Social
to add social stuff;
etc
gui
slashdot, moderationm, metamoderation, ontology, etc...
kudos;
Gamification
Social, UX/UI and Brand/Style Guides
- UX Bookmark: A huge list of Style Guides and UI Guidelines
- http://www.nuxeo.com/blog/development/2012/12/why-you-need-a-ui-style-guide/
Tools
SEO
- What Every Programmer Should Know About SEO
- Are there any clear indicators that my sitemap file is beneficial?
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Kit - something to look through some day