Posts Tagged ‘Opinion Column’
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How Do You Deal With Overstressed, Irrational Clients? An Entrepreneur’s View
- December 23rd, 2011
- 34 Comments
As an entrepreneur who has been on the client’s side of the design and development process, I’d like to discuss the thought process of the client, as well as some effective ways to interact with them. For example, why do they ask for Shakira music on the home page? And ...
Read more...The Smashing Guide To Moving The Web Forward
- November 30th, 2011
- 24 Comments
Many of us rely on open source tools, technologies and standards to help improve the work we do on a daily basis. None of this would however be possible without the hard work, commitment and dedication that others, just like you, have invested in giving back to the Web community ...
Read more...Easier Is Better Than Better
- November 28th, 2011
- 102 Comments
In his book, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz comes to an interesting conclusion involving human choice. “People choose not on the basis of what’s most important, but on what’s easiest to evaluate.” Common sense would dictate that if you were given a list of choices, you would choose the ...
Read more...Pursuing Semantic Value
- November 12th, 2011
- 0 Comments
Disclaimer: This post by Jeremy Keith is one of the many reactions to our recent article on the pursuit of semantic value by Divya Manian. Both articles are published in the Opinion column section in which we provide active members of the community with the opportunity to share their ...
Read more...Our Pointless Pursuit Of Semantic Value
- November 11th, 2011
- 0 Comments
Update (November 12th 2011): Read a reply by Jeremy Keith to this article in which he strongly argues about the importance of pursuing semantic value and addresses issues discussed in the article as well as in the comments here on Smashing Magazine. Disclaimer: This article is published in the Opinion column ...
Read more...“But The Client Wants IE 6 Support!”
- November 3rd, 2011
- 207 Comments
Frequently, when I discuss CSS3 with other developers, the issue of stubborn clients comes up. They tell me that even though they personally don’t think a website should look the same in all browsers and they’re eager to try all of these new techniques, their clients insist that their website ...
Read more...Are You Ready For A Web Design Challenge?
- September 21st, 2011
- 69 Comments
This is not a normal Smashing Magazine post. I’m not going to teach you something new or inspire you with examples of great work. Instead, I want to encourage you to complete a Web design challenge. I believe this will help to address a weakness that exists in many of ...
Read more...Content Meaning
- August 26th, 2011
- 20 Comments
You’ve heard the questions before. “The design looks great, but what are you trying to communicate?” “Where’s the message in your design?” “Did you use this texture here for a reason, or is it just design for design’s sake?” Okay, enough with the questions. I’m supposed to be answering these, right? ...
Read more...Design is About Solving Problems
- August 24th, 2011
- 27 Comments
Recently, a couple of things happened in my design career that have made me sit down and reflect a bit on where I’m at and how I can improve what I deliver to my clients and their users. I’d noticed that my source of inspiration had changed and that I ...
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