January 2011
2 posts
“When people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost...”
– Neil Gaiman (via quotablequotations)
Things Real People don't say about Advertising
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Submitted by danbrenikov.
August 2010
2 posts
Designing Style Guidelines For Brands And Websites →
putorti:
A website is never done. Everyone has worked on a project that changed so much after it launched that they no longer wanted it in their portfolio. One way to help those who take over your projects is to produce a style guide.
Edward Tufte once said: “Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.” Although there’s...
July 2010
1 post
June 2010
3 posts
“You don’t like that your coworker used me on that note about stealing her yogurt...”
– I’m Comic Sans, Asshole (via putorti)
May 2010
2 posts
Borgesian? Awesome. →
I had no idea that “Borgesian” was a term. I love it.
bobulate:
Charles Komanoff is planning to unsnarl Manhattan’s traffic problems using the data from his on-the-ground investigations:
He’s a traffic expert who has taken up the Borgesian task of re-creating, in precise detail, the economic and environmental impact of every single car, bus, truck, taxi, train, subway, bicycle, and...
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough...”
– Leonard Bernstein
(via charliepark)
February 2008
17 posts
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its...”
– Winston Churchill
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make...”
– Mark Twain
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices....”
– Katherine Mansfield
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with...”
– Albert Einstein
“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”
– Mark Twain
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life....”
– Steve Jobs
Sniff browser history for improved user experience →
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...”
– Leonardo da Vinci
“A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures.”
– Ben Schneiderman
“Users said they were more likely to believe Web sites that looked professionally...”
– BJ Fogg
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools - Douglas Adams
“I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it...”
– Giorgio Armani
“I design for real people. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or...”
– Giorgio Armani
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely...”
– Douglas Adams
“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how...”
– Napoleon Hill
“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of...”
– Napoleon Hill