Michael Gaigg: Über UI/UX Design

Highlights of Week 04/2010

Posted by Michael Gaigg

• Win 5 Copies of “Fluid Web Typography” (by WebdesignerDepot) - leave a comment with your favorite typography link for the chance to win a copy of Jason Cranford Teague's book (I hope this trackback counts as a comment .
• Finding the current location by IP and with the W3C Geo API (by Chris Heilmann) - nice writeup on how to read the IP in PHP and call the API with cURL.
• Web accessibility myths (by Ian Pouncey) - accessibility isn’t a target to aim for, it is a goal to aspire to.
• 13 video player UIs in 24 hours (by Jason F.) - form follows function, or not? What do you think about these media players?
• There are always more than two options (by Derek Sivers) - couldn't agree more. Counting choices means limiting yourself, like "all flights to Europe are too expensive therefore I cannot go to Europe" - how about taking a cruise?
• Resist the urge to punish everyone for one person's mistake (by Derek Sivers) - another great by Derek, on how to stay positive when your thinking is clouded.