Articles on Design

The November issue of InformationWeek contained an interesting Dr. Dobb’s article on Lean User Experience (UX) design. If you’re new to the concept Lean UX is all about finding a way to systematically integrate UX design – both information architecture (IA) and visual design – into an agile development methodology. Continue reading

The liquid layout for websites is dead, thankfully. Actually, it’s been largely dead for a few years now. You’re next question may be, how do they decide how wide to make their layout? Continue reading

This article takes a look at various web Navigation types (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary, supplemental, search), techniques and strategies. Plenty of examples and best practices. Continue reading

A Web style guide is a document that outlines the design requirements for site. A style guide generally defines the typography, color palette, and key elements. This article discusses the benefits of creating style guides. Continue reading