Is breaking the rules okay when a design calls for it?

Design Inspirations,Design Patterns,Usability 17 June 2009 | 1 Comment

This 10 web design rules that you can break article, made me realize that “Rules you should break” or “Standards you shouldn’t follow” articles appeal to everyone rebel side. Some of you guys may wonder what Jakob Nielsen would say to “Breaking the rules is okay when a design calls for it”. I think rules [...]

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The four layers of design

Business,Design Guidelines 8 May 2009 | 0 Comments

According to Bill Buxton on the article On Engineering and Design: An Open Letter, it might be useful to think of design in terms of four layers, each demanding a progressively larger investment. Design awareness can and ideally should be something that every employee of a company makes their best effort to acquire. I would [...]

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User Interface Guidelines

Design Guidelines,Quotes,Usability 20 April 2009 | 0 Comments

This is a great list of references for user interface design and usability guidelines: Apple Human Interface Guidelines iPhone Human Interface Guidelines Windows Vista UX Guidelines Windows XP Design Guidelines Nokia UI Style/Visual Guidelines GNOME Human Interface Guidelines 2.2 KDE 4.0 Visual Guide Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines Comcast Style Guide Usability.gov Research-Based Web [...]

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