I enjoyed this post by Golden Krishna on the Cooper blog about how error messages are becoming increasingly less useful in helping you identify what has gone wrong.
Fortunately, some suggestions on writing good error messages are included towards the end, including this one from UXmatters.
A couple of recent tutorials I posted on Blog.SpoonGraphics and Line25 took you through the process of creating a stylish portfolio and building a fully working WordPress theme. A few of my Access All Areas members liked the look of it and wondered if it was going to be released …
May 8
I started UsabilityPost a couple of years ago with the purpose of creating an outlet which I can use to write about a subject I am passionate about. I focused on usability because the functional side of design is what interests me most and is something I feel is of most value to today’s designers.
I’m happy with the way the blog has turned out and will of course keep on writing…however, I oftentimes want to write posts on things which don’t really have much to do with design or usability. Unfortunately, I chose a very specific name for the blog, which is both, an advantage and a disadvantage. It’s clear what this blog is about just by looking at the domain, but at the same time, it limits the scope of what should be published.
So I think it’s time for a new blog. I’ve had it set up for a while but haven’t yet done very much with it. I’m going to fix that. To keep things simple, the new blog goes under my surname and is hosted at Fadeyev.net
(This is more of a personal post than normal. If that’s not your thing, sorry, but at least I warned you!)
My name’s Michael Martin, and I’m the person behind Pro Blog Design
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It’s that time again! April marks the birthday of Blog.SpoonGraphics, with this year being the big number three. Long time subscribers might remember the two year
The blogosphere continues to expand almost on a daily basis, and as a web designer we often inform clients of the numerous benefits of attaching a blog to their site
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Flash isn’t something you often see in use on a blog (aside from the WP-Cumulus
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Without design your visitors can’t tell your blog from the others. If your blog looks exactly the same as someone elses blog, the visitor will be likely to forget about the blog. Changing a few design features around a theme can make it stand out dramatically and give it a personal feeling.
