Posts Tagged ‘Workflow’
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The Case For Open-Source Design: Can Design By Committee Work?
- September 1st, 2010
- 49 Comments
In celebrating the merits of free software and the excitement over this radical networked production method, an important truth is left unspoken. Networked collaboration shines in the low levels of network protocols, server software and memory allocation, but user interface has consistently been a point of failure. How come the ...
Read more...25 Useful Videos and Presentations for Designers
- August 14th, 2010
- 42 Comments
With the huge number of design-related conferences and events around the world, the Web gives those of us who cannot attend them a great opportunity to listen and benefit from their great and talented speakers. To aid in this, here we present some of the best videos, interviews and presentations ...
Read more...Designers, “Hacks” and Professionalism: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?
- August 3rd, 2010
- 200 Comments
“The need is constant. The gratification is instant.” That’s from the American Red Cross, and it was copy that I plugged into a poster for a blood drive at a comics convention. Sitting beside an image of the sexy and well-endowed Vampirella, the words took on a different meaning. Oops! But ...
Read more...The Creative vs. The Marketing Team: Yin And Yang, Oil And Water
- July 20th, 2010
- 314 Comments
Smashing Editorial: Please notice that the language in some parts of this article may be very informal. If you think you might be offended, please stop reading this article now. I hate the division represented in this title. It’s the major stumbling block in modern business. Power struggle is never constructive, ...
Read more...Web Designer As The Artist, Scientist And Philosopher
- July 9th, 2010
- 86 Comments
Web professionals have to be both flexible and creative to meet the needs of each client — and these characteristics often transcend the design and development process. Each of us has a unique approach to our work. The particular mindset and methods by which each of us turns a mental ...
Read more...Increasing Innovation with Hack Nights
- July 8th, 2010
- 20 Comments
If you work at an agency or design house, chances are that most of your time is spent working on client projects. After months of bending over backwards to meet your clients’ demands, work may start to get a little stale. At this point, it’s okay to become a little ...
Read more...Add Music To Your Workflow To Improve Results
- July 4th, 2010
- 114 Comments
Almost all of us listen to music. We listen at home, while working, on the subway, while driving, while running. Yet many of us don’t think of music as much more than entertainment. Did you know that you can use music as a tool? With the right music, you ...
Read more...Why Design-By-Committee Should Die
- June 29th, 2010
- 223 Comments
No matter where you go in the known universe, there is design-by-committee. It has become a pecking order of disaster for the society that used to pride itself on being a mover and shaker and that allowed its mavericks and dreamers to innovate their way to success. In a business ...
Read more...Web Designers, Don’t Do It Alone
- June 27th, 2010
- 102 Comments
Whether freelancers, small agency founders or website owners, too many of us work alone. The downside of the digital revolution is isolation. The Web allows us to do alone what previously would have required a team of people. It also frees us from the constraints of geography, allowing us to ...
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