May 2012
16 posts
When I notice a grammatical mistake in my email...
runningastartup:
To the person in your office that gets on your...
99problemsbutapitchaintone:
When you realize the office Internet is down
adteachings:
Clearly, this is Happy GIF Week. See more – much more! – at 99problemsbutapitchaintone
“Clear content, simple navigation, and answers to customer questions have the...”
– Jakob Nielsen
Ask forgiveness, not permission
Here’s how AngelList employees work:
- Ask forgiveness, not permission - You break it, you bought it - S/he who codes, rules - Low inventory - Be real - Sweat the details and corner cases - You must code
“Only you know the value of your time. (Hint: it is greater than $0.) But the...”
– Mike Monteiro, in his book Design is a Job.
Designers - you are valuable. If you solve a $1,000,000 problem in 10 hours, don’t be afraid to charge $10K per hour.
(via paulmederos)
Government Digital Service Design Principles
Listed below are our design principles and examples of how we’ve used them so far. These build on, and add to, our original 7 digital principles.
Start with needs*
Do less
Design with data
Do the hard work to make it simple
Iterate. Then iterate again.
Build for inclusion
Understand context
Build digital services, not websites
Be consistent, not uniform
Make things open: it makes things...
When an investor suggests ways to become more...
runningastartup:
2 tags
@bokardo's Principles of User Interface Design
Interfaces exist to enable interaction
Clarity is job #1
Conserve attention at all costs
Keep users in control
Direct manipulation is best
One primary action per screen
Keep secondary actions secondary
Provide a natural next step
Appearance follows behavior (aka form follows function)
Consistency matters
Strong visual hierarchies work best
Smart organization reduces cognitive load
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