Posts by theme: design
User experience (UX) design is still one of those fields that is viewed as essential, but mysterious. A strange combination, but everyone loves a good mystery. Looking for a single definition online, in print, or through conversations is nearly impossible, so I have adopted two different versions.
Right before the holidays, our good friends at Chicago design agency Rogue Element stopped by our office to drop off a few copies of the October 2009 issue of HOW magazine. It turns that out a print piece they had designed for us as a moving announcement/party invitation back in 2008 received a merit award in the publication's self-promotion design annual.
Much to the chagrin of every teacher I had in elementary school, I have always loved to talk.
And, like many of the traits that seemed negative during my youth (math nerd, sci fi geek, computer dork), my gift of gab has definitely come in handy as an adult. As such, it should come as no surprise that I'm still talking and, of late, it's been around content management.
Knee-deep in the Drupal.org redesign project with Mark Boulton Design, I thought it might be helpful to take a look at what we’ve done, what remains and what it all means.
I’ve been following the Drupal.org redesign with great interest, and not just because of Tiffany’s involvement coordinating the project with the Drupal Association and designer Mark Boulton. To me, it’s fascinating because it’s unlike any Web design project that I’ve been involved with in my fourteen years in the industry.
