Posts filed under 'Design'
Ideas? Yes. Actioned?
I do not want to appear critical, or worse, an antfucker, but the 330kb flash navigation menu on the website of the Government Internet Data Center does seem to reflect the sad plight of government websites in Sri Lanka. It looks as if the “poor” nature of connectivity of the country has been overlooked in an effort to make the site spiffy. Is the “pro-poor” idea not being actioned?
All your Dell are belong to us
When you’re big, it’s difficult not to be a stinking bully. And that’s exactly what Dell Computers (no link love for those bastards) seem to be with their case against Paul Dell (Thanks, Vicki). Paul makes websites for a living, and has a website www.dellwebsites.com where he sells his services. The big Dell thinks the small Dell has to give up his site, and pay for using it all this time.
Y! User Interface and Design Pattern Libraries
Not only do the new User Interface Library and Design Pattern Library from Yahoo seem very comprehensive, they are also released under FOSS licenses. It’s good to see big companies contributing back to the community from which they have benefited. In Yahoo marketese these are Web 2.0 stuff, but I guess you can forgive them for that considering the quality of the tools.
Vesess featured in “Web Designing”
After launching our second redesign a few months back, vesess.com was featured in several online design/css galleries. However, making it in to a printed publication is always a special thing, especially when it’s Japan’s leading web design magazine Web Designing.
Forms Markup and CSS
Any web designer who’s played around with xhtml and css long enough will admit that forms, perhaps after tables, are the biggest PITA in our trade. It even haunts the best of us, but so little seems to have been achieved as far as setting a proper standard is considered. Form related woes are as diverse as the different form layouts we see these days.
Why Sri Lanka doesn’t have good web designers
Because there’s no design education. Not only for the specific avenue of web design (which is a unique profession in it’s own right, with knowledge on accessibility, usability, information architecture and web technologies all converging), but also for other design streams such as product design, we have a serious problem regarding proper education.
A Different Perspective
It’s been almost a month since WE05, and this post is almost too late. But Doug Bowman’s presentation had a gem in it.
Jeffrey Veen at WE05 on Web 2.0
Jeffrey Veen’s excellent workshop on “Designing the Next Generation of Web Apps” at WE05 ended a couple of hours ago at the University of Technology, Sydney. Though the plan was to live blog the event, WiFi was not available at the venue, probably should be because of Jeff’s recent expressions on WiFi at events such as this.
Free Software, Free Designers
Today, September 10th, is the Software Freedom Day. It’s a day when FOSS geeks celebrate the glory of Free Software, and in a broader sense, Freedom. Although a designer at heart, and more consumer than producer when it comes to software tools, I’m compelled to throw my 0.02 rupees in, because one man on the other side of the world managed to convert me into a faithful admirer of the Church of St.IGNUcius some time back.
Me, Myself and Others
Starting from today, Nidahas will no longer be the personal website of some insignificant designer from some island in the Indian Ocean. It’ll be the blog of several insignificant designers and geeks, probably scattered all over Asia.
