Useful evidence-based research from cxpartners on how the ‘page fold’ for websites is not the insurmountable problem that many expect, and how certain measures can be taken to ensure content below the fold gets seen.
Author: Stef (Page 42 of 61)
Purely coincidentally, I came across some more beautiful space-themed posters via The Ministry of Type.
timoni.org – A practical boarding pass redesign – Timoni Grone details the redesign of a boarding pass, factoring in the needs of the passenger and the airport staff. This is what good design entails – function, not just making things ‘look pretty’.
Posted on several design blogs already, but worth mentioning nonetheless. I love it because it conveys precisely the information it needs to and nothing more. Because it’s Paul Rand. (via Monoscope)
Consistently superb gig posters from THE SMALL STAKES
via PDN Photo of the Day.
Disturbing revelations from China about Akmal Shaikh’s execution ? China’s Supreme Court ignored advice from their own panel of experts in executing Akmal Shaikh; new letter from Akmal to Reprieve reveals major flaws in trial.
The Comparative Risk of Terrorism ? essay from the Wall Street Journal:
It might be unrealistic to expect the average citizen to have a nuanced grasp of statistically based risk analysis, but there is nothing nuanced about two basic facts:
- America is a country of 310 million people, in which thousands of horrible things happen every single day; and
- The chances that one of those horrible things will be that you’re subjected to a terrorist attack can, for all practical purposes, be calculated as zero.
(via Bruce Schneier).
Blind architects have a real feel for the site lines ? Fascinating LA Times article on how Christopher Downey, an architect who lost his sight after a brain tumour, continues to work. It’s a shame there’s not more detail of his process or designs, I’d love to see what he’s doing with the Polytrauma & Blind Rehabilitation Center in Palo Alto (via Boing Boing).