Monthly Archives: February 2003

A refreshing viewpoint

George Oleson wrote a piece for Boxes and Arrows that provides a refreshing view of information architecture and user-centered design. It’s one of the first times I’ve heard an user experience person say “focusing exclusively on users like this is … Continue reading

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Bigger is better

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the New York Times is planning to have larger banner ads on its site. courtesy of the Wall Street Journal The new banner ads will take up about half the page on most … Continue reading

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It’s alive!

As you can see, my Web site has finally gotten it’s facelift. The new, all-CSS all the time design is up. The Moveable Type back end is in place. And, most dear to my heart, all of my Web and … Continue reading

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Blast from the past

I’ve got MP3s playing on my computer and I’m working on reconstructing an old front page of themaneater.com for my online clipbook. It’s like it’s 1998 all over again — the year I was online production manager at The Maneater. … Continue reading

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If you change it, they will come

An article on Poynter’s E-media tidbits confirmed a suspicion I’ve always had about Web design. “Every area is going to change frequently, even several times a day,” says Robinson. “That was a key point of fan feedback — that for … Continue reading

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