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Notes from Ampersand conference — Actual Notes
For those who wanted my notes in an undigested, scatterbrained form, here’s images from my notebook. (My digest is available too.) I’m a mind-mapping fiend, so I try to link with arrows where I can. Where new points were begun … Continue reading
Labels in input fields aren’t such a good idea
There’s something that’s been bothering me lately. It seems to be some kind of form interface trend where the labels for text inputs are placed inside the fields themselves. Example: There might be some pros Admittedly, this makes … Continue reading
Posted in Design Issues, Usability
Tagged accessibility, form, form fields, HTML5, interface, label, placeholder attribute, usability, users
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Future Of Web Design 2011 – The Summary – Day Two
Day Two Ethan Marcotte – Responsive Web Design Femi T Adesina – Enhancing your Creativity I mis-hastagged the first tweet! Josh Clark – Buttons Are a Hack: The New Rules of Designing for Touch My thoughts at this point: Josh … Continue reading
Posted in Design Issues, Events
Tagged communication, conference, copywriting, creativity, IE9, mobile apps, mobile web, responsive web design, self-promotion, summary, touch interfaces, tweets, Twitter, user interfaces
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Future Of Web Design 2011 – The Summary – Day One
A few people have recommended that I post all the tweets summarising the great talks at Future Of Web Design in a blog post. So here it is! Day One Aarron Walter - Transforming Ideas into Interfaces I arrived late for … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, conference, design pairing, honest, human design, inclusive design, open business, transparency, tweets, Twitter, user interfaces, web fonts, wordpress
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Future Of Web Design 2011 – The Review
Another great event from Carsonified, I really enjoyed Future Of Web Design this year. The Cost I was actually really lucky to get a ticket. I seriously couldn’t afford the £714 2-day conference pass, even at the super early bird … Continue reading
Yeah, so what if I live-tweet at conferences?
I’ve been at Future Of Web Design The last two days were long, but fantastic, experiences at Future Of Web Design. The talks were high quality, loads of cool people were there and I learnt a lot. Problem is, (from … Continue reading
Notebooks and Getting Over Moleskine
I’m a notebook and sketchbook-aholic. Actually I’m addicted to stationery of any kind. Pens, pencils, post-it notes. It’s incredibly easy to convince myself I need these items when I mostly don’t. Notebooks and sketchbooks (and maybe some nice accompanying pens), … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Reviews
Tagged ideas, Leuchtturm1917, Moleskine, notebooks, sketching, stationery, wireframes
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The Big M
First off, let me declare my complete bias. I’ve been involved with the Big M conference from pretty early on, I was lucky enough to do all the design work and the organisers are lovely guys who I’m proud to … Continue reading
Who wants a ticket for The Big M?
I don’t know if you know, but I made the website for the upcoming super exciting mobile conference, The Big M. As a result, I have 3 conference tickets worth £233.83 to give away to lovely people who want to … Continue reading
Women in…
Business…Tech…Conferences… Every time I hear these dreaded phrases, “Women in business”, “Women in tech”, “Women at conferences” I just groan. It’s really boring. Examples. “There’s only x% of women at this conference” or “There’s no female speakers at this conference.” … Continue reading