Michael Gaigg: Über UI/UX Design

Highlights of Week 11/2011

Posted by Michael Gaigg

Thanks to everybody that sent me link suggestions. Here the highlights for week 11/2011:

• HTML5 – Moving from hacks to Solutions (by Chris) - yes, you can. Continue dreaming, sometimes dreams come true.
• Mobile Form Design Strategies (by Chui Chui Tan) - good read with lots of illustrations to back up its arguments
• Common Elements Used in Wooden UI Design (by Callum Chapman) - includes tutorials on how to create wooden looking graphics
• HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Subcontracting With Freelancers (by Shane Pearlman) - it comes down to the team and the relationship to its members
• Infographics for Web Designers: Information You Ought to Know (by bellefoong) - yes, oughta know!
• 6 Pack Holder for your bike (by etsy.com) - very clever!!!
• 7 Basics to Create a Good Design Brief (by Cameron Chapman) - The actual design isn't as important as many of us often believe
• 7 myths about paper prototyping (by David Travis) - you cannot draw well, huh? No excuses!!
• Embedding PHP In CSS (by Banga Sanga) - not sure about the performance hit but since it's a simple one-time parsing on the server it shouldn't really matter.
• The Redesign Disease (by Dmitry Fadeyev) - Realign instead...
• Less Framework 4 - An adaptive CSS grid system that is well worth looking at.
• Effective Communication: Getting All You Can Out of What You’ve Got (by Julia May) - I know, lot's of literature about this topic out there, but nevertheless a good summary with good points on how to improve